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The Washington times., 1908-09-06
TITLES ARE TAXED
BY THE EXCHEQUER

The elevation of John Morley and sar
II. II. Fowler 10 the peerage is prob
ably as pleasing to themselves as 1t IS
TO their thousands OF admirers, but each
of the gentlemen so honOred viii have
10 pay a fee Of at least &l.uUJ iOr the
10 his name, which is the cost II letters
patent for a viscount OF the United
Kingdom.
For higher rank the fees amount to
more. The new Duke Of Devolsnire, for
instance. when he comes To take the
necessary letters patent which VIII fully
entitle him 70 his own viii have to pay
$l.l50 for the same, N addition TO paying
away an immense fortune in the shape
OF death duties. If the change had been
that OF a marquisate the fee would have
been l,50O. A newly made earl pays
81 900, baron $50, and baronet 500
These fees, however, are only part OF
the expense entailed by a man who is
hOnOTed with a title. The cost OF in
vestiture, heraldry, etc, considerably
augments the amount II may be re-
membered that when Lord Roberts ac-
Cepted his earidOm in 1901 and was sub
sequently given the garter he was pre-
sented with a bill for S.. $50 which at
first he strongly objected to pay.
To the average reader ii viii probably
seem absurd that when such rewards
for serving the country are granted the
recipient should so suffer IN pocket II
is not so bad nowadays however, as In
the time of James !, for instance, VINO
mulCted his barOnetS pretty heavily for
their privileges. They were obliged each
10 maintain thirty soldiers for defense
purposes OF pay into the eNchequef an
equivalent sum. which amounted TO SOTO
per year. Furthermore, 20 be qualined
for he honor in those days one had 10
be gentleman bOru,' and have
clear estate Of 5000 per annum.
Originally the fees were paid to Ger
tain Officers Of the state connected with
the business of investing a man with
his title. but they are now more in the
nature of duties, and are paid into the
excheduer, thus helping to swell the
revenues of the country. Recently IL
was proposed that a further tax on titles
$50 per annum for a knight, $500 for an
carl and 250Q for a duke-should be
imposed and some irresponsible peo-
ple have even dared TO suggest these
titles should be put up TO auction and
sold TO the highest bidder.-Tid Bits.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Thomas Taylor Training Stallion
For Madison Square Horse ShoqU

A horse that has Of late attracted
more general attention and sdmiration
locally under the saddle than any other
since the days of his Size, the late
General Birney's The King, is Thomas
c. TayIor's GIee, 1877. He is a whole
colored blood bay stallion with black
points, and stands a trihe over 1913
hands. No Arab ever trod the ground
with more lightness, grace and
springiness of step, and few animals
move under the saddle with more Of
the poetry Of motion.
Like this illustrious sire, The King.
Glee has won over every class in
which he has been shown. At the
word Of command and touch of bride
he walks, trots. canters, single foots,
fox trots, side steps right or left in
walk, troJ, or canter; walks backward
pivots, and marches and kneels with
or WithOr.t his rider. Glee was first
prize winner at the Rockville fair in
1904-06. and is now being prepared
for tho Madison Square horse show
which takes place a few weeks hence.
Through his sire, The King. Glee
traces 70 the greatest saddle strains
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
PICTURE DEALER
FOOLED CUSTOMS
The tricks of the picture dealer!

The tricks Of the picture dealer!
They are not 10 be counted Here is
one which Was played quite recently.
A dealer ordered from a poor devil Of
an artist q tavern scene in the Old
Dutch style. signed in the corner with
facsimile of Jan Stems signature
When the smoky look OF age had been
given it, the dealer eyed it with ap-
prOval
'-SpIendidr' he said TO the needy art
ist; Its a pity yOG shouldn't have the
credit Of it-pray sign il with your
own name II may make your repu-
tation-"
The poor devil delighted, painted over
the signature Of Jan Steen and set MS
own name there. Three weeks later the
picture started for New York, consigned
TO a Fifth avenue merchant Of paint
ings. But by the same boat went an
anonymous letter TO the custom house Of
ficials warning them that an attempt
was being made 20 Smuggle In a chef
'auvTe OF the Dutch school, worth $40
600. The picture was seized Experts
were called in. They sCraped or the
signature Of the poor devil Of an artist
and found underneath that of Jan Steen.
The importer had to pay a fine Of 80
Der ceut-that is $4,000; and. In addition
ne sold his Jan Steen guaranteed by
the United States GOveTnmenD Tor the
round sum Of $4,000; thus he made
4 fair profit for the original cost OF the
the poor devil OF an artist.
There Is a greater trade in the good
school of 1890, says Vance Thompson IN
an intimate and witty article in the
Broadway Magazine on Foreign Par
asites and Their American Prey" The
Atlantic liners carry over bales or
CoTOts. False B0uguereaus go by every
steamer. IL is a business ike any other.
There are factories in MoutmaTtre and
MOntparnaSse- / can take yOu-though
I dare say you viii go without taklug-
to a dozen places IN Paris where you
can buy. say, a false Daubigny for
forty or fifty dollars Were il authentic
IL would be worth 1900 easily; and that
is the price the artless millionaire will
pay for It. Such pictures are painted
by struggling art students at 20 cents
an hoyr. New York is full Of their
work The false Van Corps are made
In Germany; a factory turns them out
by the hundred and has received for
them over $4,000 from the American
sales alone. I know Of one that was
sold in New York for $50; its value
was-at a liberal estimate for frame and
canvas-SS.50
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PLAN SPECIAL TRAIN
FOR GLIDDEN TOUR

Talk Of the 1909 GIIdden Tour is al
ready rife and some would have il that
Chicago to Denver and return is i'm
possible for the reason that accommoda -
tions are lacking.
I'VE believe" said Col Charles Clif-
ton, of the Geo. n. Pierce Company,
that accommodations will be possible
when they can run a special train along
the route and provide every acCommO-
datiOn for all. Three trains, three serv-
ants on each car, serving course meals
three times daily. and hotel aCCOmmOda-
tions ready at command will cost less
than regular hotel and will be far bet
ter. These accommodations moved at
VIII. cost less tnan s. per day per man.
=. Ed. SpOoner swung a special train
through the country in 1897, with forty
seven racing men, and trainers. and his
expenses for each man footed but s. 75
for dfty-fve days and $500 miles of
travelling In these special cars will be
found large parlor, dining and large
observation rooms.
The tourists will have more comfort
able quarters and be better fed than
az hotels and all baggage trouble Will
be saved and baggage viii be carried
in special baggage cars. Three servants
Oh each car Will make life easy and the
travelling hotel viii meet the tourists
each night.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Coppethae Frames Classy Gard
For-AA Day Program at Burke s
Baseball Game and Tourna ment Precede Races-Wash
ington Owners Make Good Showing at Timonium.
Readville Winners Record
By L. D. SALE.

Of Independence, Iowa. The announce
ment that he has sold I'll MS holdings
in horsef1esh will come IN the nature
OF a surprise 10 all. In fact. It is the
event OF the week among light-harness
horsemen- The career OF Williams reads
like a romance. When he found Ir-
dependence II was tank station. Whel
he left it IL was one OF the best-known
towns on the map. BY profession a tel
egraph operator. when he settled at
Independence he went into the business
of shipping milk.
This was in the eighties. and when
the trOtting horse business was at its
apogee. 4 nearly breeder decided to
weed out his mares, and WILLIAMS
bought two cast-ons Of Wilkes blood.
One he bred TO Jay Bird and the other
TO William L. Both stations were alb
sOiEtely without regulations as sires,
One mare produced AxteI, that, as
three-year-old, trOtted to q record Of
ZIP (at that time a worlds record for
age) and the same day sold him to a
syndicate for 05.0O0-at that time an
Unheard-Of price for a harness horse.
The mare bred 10 Jay Bird produced
a foal known as AueTton, and which,
as a fve-year-old trotted 20 a cham
piODship record OF 2:09L He was only
uncrowned when Stanford's Palo Alto,
few weeks later, trotted a mile in
2:0Sz. Offered the sum Of $50 600 for
Allerton, he turned il down, and sub
seqUent events proved that he acted
wisely. With the sum received for AK
tell he proceeded to build a kite track
at Independence. and, by offering fat
purses and liberal advertising. he drew
horses and horssmen from every part
OF the United States.
This enterprise fairly under way, he
shook up the Sleep town again by
building a SIS, 900 opera house and
street railroad, and fc-'nded a turf pa
per that riyaled the est in the world.
Prices went soaring for town lots;
every citizen became a specuIat0r. One
day the boom collapsed. and so did
williams. with nothing left except
the stallion Allerton, he turned his
back on the town and pitched his
camp in Galesburg where there was
a good mile track From the loins
of his stallion lie began slowly to re-
coup his lost fortune. as the sons and
daughters Of A1erton began TO win
fame and money on the turf. Patron
age al nlEH rates bcBau 70 pour IN
from all parts Of the Union. he pur-
chased with rare judgment brood
mares and sold the produce, in many
instances, for fabulous sums. Soon
after moving to GaIesburg he pur-
chased Belaire. 2:1S son Of EIeC-
tiOneer and Beautiful Belle. Later
still he purchased Expedition. 2-15&
son Of Electioneer out Of a daughter
of Miss Russell Expedition is rival
ing Allerton IN the production Of eX-
treme speed. The purchaser Of VIII
liams' holdings in horsefiesh (abOut
fifty head) is Harry E Hopper Of
1ndianola, Iowa, a wealthy breeder OF
exDeTienCP
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

known to the American Stud Book-the
Black Squirrels, Black Eagles. King
Williams and Denmark's. lie also has
far back tn his -edigree the blood Of the
celebrated Gray Eagle, which ran over
fifty years ago the four mile heats
against Wagner. Gray Eagle was admit
ted to be the handsomest thoroughbred
that ever stood on iron, and his blood
Is frequently found among the best
trotters of the present day. Glee's dam,
FOX, traces in the paternal line through
the thoroughbred Peter Simple 20 Old
Tom Telegraph, the greatest sire OF
saddleTs in this locality in his day, while
her dam was an oregon mare.
The original oregon WAS a wild stall
Hon captured a half a century ago or
more on the plains. When tanned he
proved to be not only an extraordinary
saddle beast. but founded a very ex-
traordinary family of saddle horses. As
Peter SimDle's dam was Polly Hopkins.
by the late John Minor Bolts Revenue.
sire of the Planet that Custer rode IN
the grand review down Pennsylvania
avenue at the lose Of the late civil
war, Glee gets another much valued
thoroughbred strain.
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REGATTA CREWS
AWAITING WORD
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is now coaching the ArieIs. OF Baltl-
more; Plalstaid. Of washington fame,
and various others who have brought
the rowing game to the position it has
today. They are all pleased with the
prospects OF the coming regatta, and
are all OF the same opinion that 1t Will
most assuredIy be a huge success.
AT the Potomac clubhouse last night
the committee got TO work and drew
for the positions the crews will have 10
tow Monday. In all Of the Potomac
seven entries they managed TO select
good courses, the ones the crews have
been rowing on all this season.
Among those entered from the POtO-
mac house there are G. d. Davis, in the
junior and intermediate single sculis;
Joe DAILY IN the intermediate singles
Daily and German. in the intermediate
double sculls. and the junior and the
senior eights. This large bunch Of en-
tries should land prizes.
Officers and Time.
The officers Of the Middle States Re
gatta Association are Henry Penn
Burke, president; Malta B. c., PhiIa-
delphia. Pa; Claude r. Zappone. vice
president Potomac b, c.. Washington
D. c.; David Brown. secretary and
treasurer, Atalanta b. c., New York;
g F. Muller, recording secretary;
The races viii start at 10 o'clock in
the morning. and be rowed on every
twenty minutes. There will be an inter
mission Of one hour and half, from
12:33 to 3
In the senior eight event only the
Potomac and the New York Athletic
Clubs viii compete and as each crew
is about on the same level. they will
make an interesting race.
The United States revenue cutter
Apache, steamed up to the finish YES.
teTday and viii lay there during the
races and see that the course is kent
clear. on board this boat will be the
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. and
numerous other prominent officials.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
WHAT HUMORISTS SAY.

Judge-HOw do you earn your living
Prisoner-By writing, your honor. Judge
And what do you write for. would YOU
mind telling US? PrisOner-Not at all:
1 write for money from Eome.-Judge.
YES, remarked the race horse 'alI
my achievements have been due simply
to putting my Oest foot forward -
"Yes?" replied the mule Now I find
that 1 accomplish most by putting my
best foot backward. - Philadelpbia
Press.
Convalescing victim OF auto accident
/ woke up and fOund the hot Welsh rab-
bit. I recognize& II as my wife's cook
ing but II was better seasoned than the
average. Nursc-Ierciful saints. we
couldn't imagine what mad become OF
that other mustard plaster-Judge.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
COURTESY IN ALASKA.

Life in Alaska IS uncOuth in parts.
but il mas its Tefinements. In Valdez
there lived a man named Jake VINO
KENT a boarding house for dogs. When
the ptospectors returned from their
sled trips they would place their teams
in his charge until ready TO start out
again AS he fed his guests on gar
bage gathered by a hOuse-tO-hOuse can
yass he was known on every side as
"Slop Jake
once upon a time he fell i'll and the
newspaper wished to chronicle the fact.
No one however. knew "Jake's' other
name and It didn't seem worth while
Il waste the time of the editorial staff
on so irsignificant a detail SO the news
was printed thus;
"Our well-known fellOw-cttiZen, s.
Jake, is confined to his house with a
severe cold. It is hoped he will be out
soon. New York Times.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
for Demonstrations
Promise Unprecedented Sales
For Fall and Early Winter

adelphia by way of Hayre &c Grace.
and from there to Canada by way of
New York and Buf1alo.
T. y Mudd. jr., and D. f. Knight
rode motorcycles to the Rockville fair
last Saturday. Mudd made the run on
a Reading-Standard and knight rode a
Marsh-Metz.
James Flynn, of the Capitol Hnl Ga
rage, returned last week from a visit
to the Mitchell factory at Racine. Wis.
D. D. Clement left Washington recent
ly for Paynesvine, Ohio. IT. a six-cyl-
inder Stevens-Duryea. He Will make the
run by way of Pittsburg, and after
leaving the car at Pay esville will go
to Colorado by rail before returning 10
Washington.
Work has been started on the addi-
ton to l. 2. Dorsett Company's garage.
and viii be pushed in orde- TO have the
additional floor space available by Oc-
tObeT l.
The improvements include 2 general
OveThauling Of the building and the
building of a second st0rv over the en-
tire garage portion Of the present build
ing.
a repair shop, storcge space, and a
club room for chauffeurs viii also be
provided.
One of the toughest roads ever travel
ed over by an automobile is the old
Teesburg pike from LeesbuTg to Chain
Bridge just outside of Washing -on.
This route was taken by a party %
automobiIsts in the Carter Two-Engine
Car last Sunday on their return trip
to Washington from BluemOnt, Va The
trip. on the run from this city was un-
eVentful as the roads are no worse than
the usual country roads met with around
Washington, and there was no cause
for any delay but the return trip neces-
STATED a reduction of speed to about
six miles an hour, sometimes less, as
there is a continuous series of water
breaks and rocky, uneven roads II
may be well for autolsts 70 know that
this pike has been abandoned for many
years and all that remains is the stone
bed OF the pike.
Messrs. A. Gary Carter, ". d. Arri-
son. Frank L. Carter, J. Welsh and F.
l. Engler were In the parry and the
trip was made to test the durability of
the twin-engine principle.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

The season is at hand when agents
begin TO gloat over long lists of names
duly set forth In little red books and
commonly known as prospects
Royce Hough, of the Motor Car Com
pany. cla inns TO have collected one of
the LONGEST bona fide lists of pros
pective customers, and is willing to
back up his statement If you stand on
the other side of the street so that you
can't see the names.
Honestly. though" says HOugh two
or three times d day, this Chalmers
Detroit proposition is just the thing 10
keep d man hUstling. 1t is the best
tonic / ever had. ] expected that the
new car would create a furOre, but sell
dom in so short time has a new model
aroused such wide interest as has this
ear
We are receiving requests daily for
demonstrations, many OF these being
tips from the factory Of people who
have written to headquarters to find out
something about the car.
Il don't mind telling you that we have
taken some trouble 10 give the 1909
model wide publicity, and our campaign
by this time has placed the car before
every auto owner in this city, and Wal
lace c. Hood, with headquarters in Bal
timOre, is just as busy through Mary
land and the Monumental City.
AS a result of this campaign six 1903
mOUSlS nave already DeGn SOLD IN WASH
ingtOn, and many more than that have
been disposed Of in Maryland. Sub
agencies have been established in Fred
eTick and HaEerstOwn. and an invasion
Of the Eastern Shore resulted in placing
nineteen orders"
James Koran has ordered a 1900 Pope-
Hartford Roadster 10 be delivered in
November.
Arthur Stanley Zen, of the Motor
Car Company, returned on Friday from
a combination business and pleasure
trip To Old Point Comfort. While away
he took orders for four cars. a Peer
less. Thomas, and two Chalmers-De-
trOits
John Miller purchased a REQ Roadster
last week from Lester D, Moore,
M and Mrs. Harry Wardman. Mr.
and Mrs II. Wilson. and Sanford Edie
left last week for a trip to Montreal in
a POpe-TOledO. They will be away
about a month. They will go to Phil
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
CONDENSED ITEMS.


Last year 52,Sl6 rats were killed at
the London docks and on vessels aTriv-
ing in the port.
The population of Moscow has in
creased from about 100000 in 1887 TO
about 1,400,0O0 in 1905
Kipling is a town which has just
blossomed out in Canada, where there
Is only one town OF Shakespeare.
Gernany's population increases at the
rate of about $4,000 a year, the result
of excess of births over deaths.
In a well-proportoned man the dis
tance between the tips of the middle
fingers when the arms are stretched
out latGTally should be equal 10 the
length of MS body.
The last herd of antelopes in the
United states has been located near
Hooker, in Oklahoma This was form
erIy a part Of the Great American Des-
ert, and called No Mans Land.
The per capita consumption of spiritu-
Gus HduorS for the year ended June
50, 1857. is the highest on record, reach
ing 23.53 gallons. an increase over 1906
of LIZ gallons.
In amount OF capital of national banks
New York leads with S157. .657, 900. with
Pennsylv ala next, and Ohio third.
Pennsylva lia, with 764. leads in the
number of national banks, with Texas
second, e1ld Illinois third.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

w. Ferguson, of kenilworth, was the
leading batter. closely followed by Nil
Ter, of Benning
Next season applications from four
new teams vii be acted upon and the
officials of the lea sue intend TO in
crease the ciTcdt
The Keai.wo team, under the man
agement of Hr. Johnson, won the hag
after a series of games with the Ben
ming CLIO. the latter losing several
games TO the HillbroOlSs. whose playing
surprised Manager beavers team. The
two las teams came In the league late,
and di1 not get a good start An ALI
Benning League team has been picked
as follows:
Catchers - Mene (Bennlng). Noone
tKenilworth).
Pitchers-W. Fergusan CSenilworth),
Doors (HillbrOOkl.
First basel. Gray (Benning).
Second base-F. Fergusan (Kennll-
WOTtn).
G:.sird base-Shilling (Benning).
ShortstOp-Ma aridith (Benning).
OutheldeTs-lfagan (Benning). Machel-
fresh (Kennilyorthl. Miller tBenning)-
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
LARGEST CITIES

New York has about .;gjce the popu-
lation of Chicago. The five largest
cities on earth are, in the order OF their
size. London. New York. Paris. Chicago.
Berlin London has about a third more
people than New York
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
WISE AND OTHERWISE.


Mrs. Bacon-You say they are your
closest neighbOrs?
Mrs. Egbert-Yes; why do you know
they won't lend us a thing!-Yonkers
Statesman.
What the mind wishes. that 1t also
believes.-HeiiOdorus
Force can never destroy right,-Berry-
err
Here saw you going into saloon
Yves. I went into get a cigar"
Gee! You didn't look that dTunkt'-
Cleveland Leader.
i've been reading with much interest
about these aviatoTs."
can they fiy2''
mo; but they can talk about it in
more technical terms than he ordinary
run or alrship men. Louis s'De Courier
Journal
He complains that his wife refuses to
listen to him."
He should cultivate the habit Of talk
ing in his sleep. San Francisco Bull
letin.
Infant Terrfb (watching Uncle
Jacks hancee blessing her hair)-How
queerly You do your hair!
Why, Aunt Jane pins hers to her lap,
mummie holds hers in her teef, but YOU
leave yours sticking to your head
Life.
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.BENNING LEAGUE
MEETS SUCCESS
Season Ends With Kenil-
worth Holding Pennant.
Will Branch Out.

The Benning League closed its first
season last week. leaving Kenilworth
the victor
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Last year 52,S16 rats were killed at
the London docks and on vessels aTriv-
ing in the port.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

What the mind wishes. that it also
believes Heiiodorus.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

The population of Moscow has in
creased from about 100000 in 1897 to
about 10000 in 1908.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

adelphia by way of Havre &c Grace,
and from there TO Canada by way Of
New York and BufTalO.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

James HoTan has ordered a 1909 Pope
Hartford Roadster, 10 be delivered in
November
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Infant TeTrib (watching Uncle
Jacks fancee dI essing her hairl-Hov
queerly YOU do your hair!
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-09
Fis Support

4 -au7- crl-pd man Els Washington
who recently passed with credit a civil
service examination was Immediately
certified for appointment to the treas
ury department.
His old mother, darkey Of the ante
bellum type, insisted upon ACCOMPANY
ing him 10 witness his taxing Of The
oath uf Office When the official
charged with the wearing in of the
new clerk put to him the usual formu-
Ia with reference 20 supporting tho
Constitution Of the United States,
the old lady's ewes we're Soon 20 bulge
with astoniehG'enf. Brt she said roih-
ing tin size and boz snn were outside
when. turning to him. she soiomuly
observed
y didn't wauter say uothin in
there. Joe. bar decd. honey. Z don't
see how yoUse @oi1' to suDpoio d.
United States VIII. sou 4inr been
able tin new To suErota your folks So"
illustrated Sunday Masazine.