The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
YOUNG IRISH PEER GETS
 CALL DOWN FROM EDWARD

only as hunting country but for its agricultural possibilities.
 On his estate he successfully culti- yates cotton and sugar and he has | built himself a beautiful home there l Lady Delannere, a daughter of the Earl of Enniskillen has shared his perils and hardships in many of his ex- petitions through the jungle.
 The Royal borough" mas suffered decrease of prosperity slnce King Ed ward VII came to the throne but no- body sympathizes with the grievances of Windsor folks, because their good | times under Queen Victoria, were not | entirely unconnected with graft, sine cures and illicit perquisites. l In good Queen Vicky's glorious | time" the court was often at Windsor, neglecting London, a control over the household was lax and among the reg iment of servants were many who feathered their own nests very com ! fortably. | Thus the town prospered exceedingly but when King Edward succeeded his mother. the castle servants and the burgesses of Windsor found themselves disgruntled by the prompt measures of reform he instituted.
 1 Lord Farquehar a keen brained bus mess man, who soon had the castle economy running on business lines, was | appointed comptroller of the household and one of his first acts was to dis | charge a large number If useless off, cials and idle servants.
 The opportunities for graft were thus
 removed and now Windsor has fall sn | to the plane of an ordinary garrison
 town The court Is hardly ever" there
 except when foreign royalty is enter
 tained. but little enthusiasm is shown
 and Windsor is probably the only town
 in Great Britain where tFe King Is
 not popular.
 To unearth a treasure buried 5oC | years ago by an East Indian queer
 is the object of syndicate formed al Trichinopoly. Madras. which has ob'
 tained a special license from the gov
 ernor of the province to search fol
 the hidden wealth.
 According to local tradition. tho
 treasure, which includes a golden pal
 in danger of destruction from "firC
 and birthstone from heaven" Tho
 queen had all the valuables removed
 from the palace and temple to cave
 near the river and took refuge there
 herself
 The treasure cave Is supposed to b'
 guarded by the local chiefs who de
 clare that their ancestors received tn,
 land on condition that the kecp guarC
 over the hidden wealth and they real ly possess a sheet of copper inscribed
 with a grant to this effect Several previous attempts tC
 find the treasure cave hay,
 been made and in one which was aban doned for lack of funds inscription were found on rocks confirming tn old story. It is believed there is hidden entrance to the cave somewher near these rocks.
 Nearly $S.Oo0 was spent on thl aoortive search by a Madras official wht diverted the river and tunnelled unde its bed in the solid rock.
 Exorbitant hotel bills have cause King Edward to decide to avoid ho tells on his next visit to the Riviera His Majesty will this year stay at Si Ernest Cassals Villa Relfontan which stands in a beautiful park nea Biarritz. instead of at the Hotel q Palais. where he formerly had a suit of apartments.
 Although he is not easily friEhtene by legitimate demands for money. th king has been disgusted with the fin Hated bills presented by hotel proprie tors on the continent and will submI to their rapacity no longer. Sir Ernest Cassel who has place his lovely villa al Biarritz at his Ma
 jestys disposal, Is great hnancie and intimate friend of the King wh
 would make hir1 a peer if the libers government would alloa it.