Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-07

Especial Correspondence 10 y. Y
Verdi

Especial correspmdsnce 10 y. Y
world.l
Berlin. May i3s-EseEy throne n
Europe - snseIoped In tobacco smok'
except those of Holland and Turkey
Queen wiEhelmina's Ideas ON the sub
ject differ from those Of some e,he
women uf exalted station. while Al
dull Hamid 10 restrained by the No
hammedsn religion.
Moreover. every president Of . re
public In the old and new worlds
so far as IL known. and every Or
sntai potentata finds solaee i'm 'th'
weed" ~
Emperor William Of Germany
smokes huge cigarettes. special!
made for him.
King Edward Of England has al
ways been devoted 10 cigarettes. bui
Of late years has leaned more ant
more toward dark Havana cigars.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austris
likes the Austrian made cigar manu
featured Of Virginia tobacco. with
straw running through II.
King Leopold Of Belgium In 4 e!
gazette fiend. but also enjoy u pipe
He has nm enormous collection o'
pipes, chiefly made Of eheTrs wood.
The greatest smoker Of oil l. the
stout. ever~coatent King Carlos Of
Portugal. II IL said that he smokes
fc:tv cigars q day.
Ing Alfonso Of spain takes an oc.
casional cigarette only.
Plus X. In the first Pope who has
been known TO enjoy a cigar, His
predecessors confined their love OF to
baceo tu snuff.
khedive's Rank Cigars.
The Khedlve Of Egypt burns such
bad cigars that the English master oil
his household. taking pity On the d
plomats. had some good ones special
iy manufactured for the use Of the d.
piomatic corps.
Whatever people may say Of the
noxious effects OF the weed, Il has
certainly played a great part In dt
| plomacy In the last two hundred
years. The willy red Indian knew
what he was doing when he original
ed the pipe Of peace. Second thoughts
are always best, according TO the ven
cradle maxim. and while a cigar II
being smoked the harsh retort often
resolves itself into the retort courte
Gus. Many a time has the fragrant
weed soothed a jealous diplomat and
led to a better understanding OF some
nice international point and 10 dis
PEELED a threatening war cloud.
Nevertheless. persons in high plac
es do not like tobacco smoke under
all conditions On a very cold da,
last winter a man entered the first
class coach Of a railway train On III
way 10 Berlin and settled himself "a
read his paper. Presently he tool
from his pocket a case OF cigars AMI
without apology lighted up. although
the rules Of the railway do not allow
this unless all the passengers Civ,
permission. In a few minutes the oil
became almost unbreathahIe. and
was too cold to open a window. .
The smoker was q small ordinar.
looking man, wearing a heavy gol'
watch chain and several large dia
mond rings,
Opposite sat a man Of distinguish
appearance, elegantly clad in fashion
able garments. Presently he sal
with the greatest p~oliteness: =
"Sir. l beg You will have the good
ness to cease smoking"
No answer.
ayou must know that smoking 4
not permissible except with the cor
sent OF your fellow passengers, an
I venture To say we are ananimousl
against II. as the windows cannot b
opened an account or the cold.'
li iH6 UtueF u0uu1u ~
proval. hn. the little man appeared |
have heard nothing.
Cloud Raiser.
II beg Won once more, with an DO.
sible f~orbearance to put out your {
yar. You hare not our permission
nd therefore no right To smoke
The little man shook the ashe
from his weed and calmly euntinue
ris cloud raising exercise.
The other at last took siom nj
pocket : csrs and extending II to ii
offender. said:
.Tf ron viii observe that card 70
win understand that | have som