New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
A VERY USEFUL PEER.
Philippine TsIond Researches Insti-
tuted by the Duke of Bedford.

. ,5arson who is in the permanent employ of
10 duke and who is subjected 10y him to no
.rriary considerations or restrictions In the pur-
"a. of scientific missions such as these has made
80 .r,e,+fon II, duplicate one set being for the
ss,a,s rrivate museum at WOburn Abbey and the
- for the great national natural history hiu-
,n, AZ South hensington in London II Is
IT, 10 be regretted that no arrangement should
-. been made by the American authorities IN
- z,t,,inriDes with Malcolm Anderson TOT the
neous formation OF a third ser OF eA<ailpeS
- the use Of the Natural History Museum IA
80. York OF for the Smithsonian institution al
-r.vhsor+on Mr- Malcolm would ceTtalhE HaN0
- 1o.sad IN do this in return for the ASSIST
- racetved from the American authorities u-A
,r his mission in the Philippines. and the duke
e. frorn Offering any objection. would have gladly
given his consent
-ba Duke Of Bedford is not only one Of the
.1+b,ss- and most powerful Of England's great
,h,ss hut likewise one Of the most useful Both
- .1d his wife are devoted To zoology and natural
Ats+o-z and although the duke Is president OF lle
,-.+tonaI Society which owns the famous zooioEl-
al gardens in London Vet his own private zoo
,1.ica1 gardens at Woburn Abbey. on the borders
- Fesforashire and Buckinghamshire- are pro
-o,nced by experts to Ire vastly more Narlea @HI
,o-e valuable and interesting while the a'liiI''H
-bicb are treated like pets arc undoubteaF up
,e- than those in Regents Park NapltIs- KAN
go the famous white herd Of wild '2tite "l
Cbertley wild asses Of Persia, alllgatoTs el--'is
zehrss American bison and the WIG iy- * 20
Central Asia first discovered a quarter '- "
-r-v ago Jv the Tibetan explorer PrzeWaIsA'. are
>. he found roaming in perfect a;nitN MIN one an
- ,p the immense park. and the extent q"
which the duke studies their habits ana 1ae'T 'sS
Is apparent in the pages Of the very 'i,'.7
ans interesting book natural history VIM.
has written with the assistance OF ms Vic
latter like the majority Of the eonsoTts C DIS
dukes does not belong TO tic peeraee pl ,''
sae 5 g daughter o. Archdeacon ITloe' oI i''.'
and .re duke married her while he was '-' -
India serving Lord HeTbrand f'IS9, | -,
+or n me Viceroy. Lord DEt1erin ileH -
- ,-e child = son who bears the ute Oh MAJ
o,is n Tavistock. and who IS now nlne'eeh HeA'0
OF age ,- arez ,erv
&a5-ser the duke the dlchess '0't9
-, @or society They are seldom seen II -
- - H. o,era or at great court functions
,,,fa j. IS only from time 10 time thai Lle IN
raises his voice in the House OF Loros- - ~
docs sneak there he IS always IsleI'eD ~
- interest and with good deal OF respect
- t.o.,,.a ta never speaks there unless lie
- -,o-o,,e7ly mastered his subject and Is ploll
81 70 ,.tterance by strong sense OF p@''4o1to
1ri= sreeches are rarely partisan are Ieiiio- ~,
- - anreal 10 common sense. for their absence
+-o-n any gesture and oTatorical artlIce' ai''-
= . - fraadorl from that extraordinary 81
-eee f-a-n witch bot: rEe duke ard olci7e1 - 80
a. --s-ete life This Sit,ceIc9 reSfI'7" - -.
-, t,,.-ra+,on z-,eu -na luke frsr arrived .
1.-.z,--, Abbey v..- - vie, attor -i'7 -
20 .na family d~14,-=s- ii tie it0~ssl'- -,
9i. hugo army g -stai:4Sra. employees a--d -
,- to Toburn estate. We're asss!io'S' O. -,
.re-cs 10 the abbey TO bid the duke ana s "u
,,e1oorne The old family butler was 50 Il'----
that he completely forgot every "olo % - -
,fr1 r7e had so carefully committed . ineilio,
sr5 stood facing his master. W1oIn ne ia ~.
.-oro childhood without Being aoie 10 .''
sound. The duke was e1ua-y eNlnal ,,1 =
,b4n without any word being said ana VIZ. ~,
,e1a minimum Of coagratulatory partoTnirne' 'le
aegrs-z v-,+bdrevv. while the duke and duchess
-etreatea TO their apartments
THE HISTORIC HOUSE OF RUSSELL
The bouse OF Russell. CT which the duke IS me
rhief and which figures so extensively N bi
b,e+o-v during TIE last four centuries, g state'
- derive its origin from the Du Rozels oI nor
Mandy and IN 2 record OF the time Of Edward
hey are mentioned having held Kingston Hos-
sell in Dorset. from the time ot the Norman
conquest. The fortunes Of the family may be
said to have dated from ne reign OF henry vi,
when Archduke Philip Of Austria only son OF
E,-,ne-or NaxinIltan 7 was driven iato Weymouth
by a storm while voyage from flai-oeis -
Spain The archduke was Hospitality entertainer
tr ST. Thomas Trenchard, the principal magma
= re district and Sir Thomas being ignoran;
=. an foreign language summoned his as
sissros his kinsman, John Russell who han re-
Gently returned from q prolonged stay IN 6Fal1i'
snd wbo wss able 70 act as an lhlei prefer
yyrer m the invitation OF King Henry VII the
R-cb6uke proceeded tC London and 10 Windsor.
Jack Russell. at his request. accompanied him
and became such a favorite of Henry VII that
le appointed him to be 8 gentleman OF the prl'y
Chamber He became still greater laFoIlte oI
Henry VII VINO created him Lord Russel ana
q KNIGHT of the Garter. besides bestowlng upon
bin, an .r,rnarse amount Of property in the shape
q conhscated monesteres- Edward VI trans
formed Lord Russell into Earl Of Bedford. ana
Charles II promoted the fifth Earl Of Bedford to
ta q Duke Of Bedford. Among the ancestors OF
tie present duke is the cillvalrous patriot LORD
William Russell, who met with his death on the
srafsod in connection with the Rye House con-
spiracy as the result Of a false accusation The
present Duke Of Bedford is the eleventh holder OF
that title
The duke is one Of the greatest landowners in
london The whole Of the Bloomsbury district
being included In his estates well as Covent
Garden Market which alone Yields him an IN
come Of near s1oe0os0 year in tolls The favor
ie home of the duke IS Woburn Abbey. the last
abbot Of which Richard Hobbs was hanged to
oak still in existence in the park, while the
lands were granted by Edward VI to John. first
Lord Russell. The mansion as it now exists was
built entirely upon the site OF the old mon
ssterv y the fourth duke, who was ambassador
70 the ,urt Of Versailles in the reign Of King
Louis XIV who presented him with magnificent
sevres dinner service. which is one Of the chief
treasures CT woburn Abbey
THIS DIAMOND UNsTAINED BY CRIME.
Nov that the Cullinan diamord, the largest stone
its kind in the world. has been by the act OF the
legislative assembly and council Of the ITansFaal
presented 10 King Edward it will enjoy the dis
tinction Of being the only of the great crown
Jewels Of Europe that is free from romance and
that has nc blood stained history. The great Orioil
diamond. which glitters on the crown OF the CAR
tae Regent, which since the overthrow OF the mon
archy IN France has officially been described as
the first diamond Of the French Treasury; the
TTorentae which is the most famous and largest
diamond OF the OF Austria; the Sancy. Whlch
Is now in the possession Of the Indian Maharajeh
Puttiala and last but not least the Koh-i-Nur.
~rN.~ Iaara he