The sun., 1908-08-16
the veterinary colleges throughout Great
Britain.

Tho particular joke OF the week at Amer
loan expense is yarn from Vienna setting
forth in solemn detail the plans Of King
Peter OF Servia 70 replepish his royal ex-
cheQuer from the purses Of a couple OF
American millonaires by marrying his sons
TO their daughters. 1t 10 assumed quite
40 matter OF course that any Amer ioen
millionaire with marriageable daughter
will jump at the chance to bestow princeiy
dowry In exchange for q prinoely ooronet
In the family and there remains the chance
in this case remote-that the ooronet may
be exchanged for a Drown.
The Vienna joker soberly sets forth that
the Car is taking a } cen interest in the
plan and has provided King Peter with
high Russian officer who will 60 to America
and scar h out likely heiresses. This officer,
Tsoherep Spiridonovio, has Just been
especially promoted and decorated to make
q greater impression on American society
It is further stated that Mr.. Knowles,
the American Minister at the Servian court,
has been instructed to make q report upon
the characters OF tho young princes As
a matter Of fact were the Crown Prince an
ordinary person >his character might be
deemed to render him highly undesirable
as son-in-law
How the Swiss Government was outwitted
recently In business deal by an ingenious
German firm is told with many sarcastic
comments by the newspapers OF the repub-
lie this week.
Not long ago the Swiss Goverrme
wished to dispose Of 126,o00 obsolete rifles
and $50 900 more Of later pattern for
which II had no use. Several South Amer
lean Governments were approached and
negotiations were in fair way when
Berlin firm stepped In and offered to pur-
ohase the entire stock at q good price,
agreeing TO forfeit 5000 II the bargain
were not duly completed.
The money was Immediately deposited
and the Swiss negotiations with the pros
pective buyers were accordingly broken
of. Shortly afterward the Berlin firm wrote
saying that as 1t had been urable to place
the rifes 1t must acriflce the 5000 de-
posted, and so the transaction ended.
But the Swiss Government. on seeking
to renew the $ nth American negotiations,
discovered that the Gerrna dealers had
nieanw lie supplied the Governments In
question with all the rifles they were likely
To require for a long time to come. BY for
feiting the guarantee ,eposited they Lad
got rid Of dangerous competitor. netted
a bigger roft and sold an imnien,e stock
OF practically unmarS etabls firearrns,
Tho youngest old man IN tireat Rritain.
the Earl OF Wemyss. celebrated his n!netioth
birthday on Tuesday by working. il pos
slhle. a little harder than usual.
young Wernyss.' as his friends call him.
il n striking example Of youthful age-
q tall. alert man, vigorous OF step and firm
in voice. with only fringe OF silvery hair
under his clean shaven boyish chin to sug-
gest that he is now in his ninety-first year
To q newspaper representative Lord
- sThsosily advice I caRe give 10 The younger
generation Is included in these three rules
I have tried to follow: ..-..
BE moderate In all things.
-Slaep at least eight hours night.
Eat well and take plenty OF exercise.
sIf YOU wish to live to be old you must
also be extremely careful in the selection
of your parents he continued.
For sixty-seven years Lord Wemyss
has sat in Parliament continuously. except
for an interval of six months. when he
resigned his seat because he did not wish
to oppose the Corn Law report He walks