The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-02
DEVONSHIRE LEFT A FORTUNE
RUMORS ABOUT THE LATE DUKE
PROVE TO BE UHFOUNDED.

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Dumb-LOndon Noise-Bridge Players
ip France Protest-Queen OF Spain
Too Engtsh7-Pope's Coming Jubilee.
LONDON, July 22.-For some time before
his death 1t was rumored that the Duke
Of D~evonshire had practically got through
the great fortune he inherited from his
father. In particular. Devonshire House.
his famous mansion on Piccadilly. was
said to nave been disposed OF to q syndicate
which would take possession when the
Duke died. The ground alone 10 estimated
TO be worth IS. zoo. 900.
The same story was believed Of other
estates, and the Eastbourne property was
thought to be about all that Victor Cav
endish. the Dukes nephew and heir, would
come in for. It seems. however. that the
gossips did not know.
The value Of the Dukes estate will be
sworn for assessment for the death. duties
at s5,s24,sOo This will not include the
value OF Holker and the Lancashire estate.
nor the value Of other settled estate. which
may not appear in the inland revenue
accounts for two or three years.
When the first Duke OF Westminster
died in 1899 his estate was valued for probate
at under 5000. 900. and II was not till 1902
that the valuation OF the Westminster
settled real estate showed II to be worth
between sixty and seventy million dollars.
The full value Of the late Duke Of Devon-
shire's estate Is expected to be 81. SOC. 900.
This will not include anything like the real
value Of the pictures. tapestries, sculpture
and other works Of art possessed by the
Duke. The valuation accepted for these Ia
usually merely nominal because Of the un-
certainty Of the sum they might bring In
the event Of q sale.
Sir James Crichton Browne, who is be-
coming conspicuous as the great enemy
OF vegetarianism, made another speech yes
tsrday ON the advantage Of q meat diet.
He said that medical men were preaching
a degree of abstemiousnees which once
would have been regarded az dangerous.
The campaign against overlooking was
all very well, but there was a tendency now
to 20 too far In the other direction.
The energy and vitality Of successful
races might almost be measured by the
degree in which animal nesh entered into
their diet. Japan's sudden jump into the
front rank of nations ooincided with the
abolition Of the old regime under which meat
eating was prohibited. The consumption
Of animal food among the best people In
Japan has vastly increased. The culture
Of the Greeks and the courage Of the Spar
tans were assuredly nourished on diets into
which animal food entered literally.
Prisoners must be punished. but they
should b placed In sound hygieuio condi-
tIon and Suficiently fed 90 TINT they might
do some useful work while In prison and
might not when set free swell the great
army Of degenerates and incapables who
have 10 be maintained out Of the general
funds.
Now II the time when the English equiva-
lent OF the mosquito makes its appearance
and renders life miserable for sojourners
in Kent and other chalky regions Of the
British Isles.
The mosquito IL q child In its tactics
compared to it's brother the English har-
vester. for the mosquito IN at least direct
and open In Its methods and makes itself
heard and seen as well as felt.
The harvester. on the contrary. is 30
small as to be hardly visible to the naked
eye. quite silent. but Possessed Of the ma
Lightly OF o vampire. II turks In grassy
and waits its prey.
The Kenttes. knowing the ways Of the
harvester as the New Jerseyites know
their mosquito. keep of the grass during
the months Of July and August unless they
are impervious to the poison Of the insect.
but the luckless summer visitor gets the
full benefit Of the pest. One goes home
from Q walk. a game Of tennis OF a picnic
in the woods not knowing OF the suffering
in store. For q few days nothing happens.
and then suddenly swelfngs appear on
ones arms or legs not unlike mosquito bites
but larger and more irritat ting. and these
last for days and even weeks. i
The harvester makes Its way TO a chosen
spot o ones anatomy. and then. burrow-
ing under the skin. calmly enjoys life and
waits for it's well merited death. All the time
it is alive the irritation continues. and alco-
hol, oamphor and the various mosquito
remedies do little to help the sufferer. who
can only sit and pine fora good old fashioned
mosquito that plays the game squarely and
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The very latest thing In Paris In the lem
onade bath, 1t is supposed to be cooling. |
refreshing and beneficial.
A pretty Partisan actress has instituted
the fashion Of letting her friends see her |
take her lemonade plunge. In q charming
bathing dress, with her hair tied
up in yellow ribbons. she sat and received
her guests in a white tub draped with yellow
and filled with lemonade, with pieces Of
lemon peel floating about on the surface.
A glass Of iced lemonade was given to each
guest. and for those Who would Join in the
novelty lemonade baths were arranged
and Directoire bathing dresses provided.
1t is scarcely likely that this form OF the
bath will ever become really popular, but
as an advertising scheme for q young actress
1t is certainly far better than lost jewels.
and the actress who conceived the idea Is
much talked Of as the inventor OF an origi-
nal scheme Of entertainment.
The word cravat Is 90 seldom used In
now that 1t may almost be said to
obsolete, while the word tie Ia used for
sorts OF neckwear for men.
Cravat came into the language about
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