El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-09

| the base. The scabbard and hiIt of his
state sword are set with Jewels worth
! 100000, and he has a necklace of I'M
cut emerals with chain OF rubies and
! pearls. Some of his rubies are an inch
| and half in diameter. That nabob
owns 100 watches and carries two or
three at one time. He always has a
pocketfuI of gold coins made in India.
| and on ceremonial occasions he now
and then gives one 10 a friend He
was educated under an English tutor
appointed by the British. His present
income is said to be about 100000 a
year.
The Maharajah of JeypOre.
1 don't know what the maharajah of
Jeypore is worth but he certainly has
money to burn. His journey TO Eng
land is reported 10 have cost about
million dollars, and he is said to have
given away something like half mill
lion dollars in charities during that
trip. He chartered a special steamer
for the occasion. and this was fitted up
with six different kitchens, according
to the caste of his followers. He took
with him his own drinking water from
the Ganges, and had little temple on
the ship in which he wOrshipped Rama.
his own divine ancestor. He carried
with him priests, servants of all kinds,
several wives and a chorus OF Nautch
girls. and when he reached London he
filled to the brim the palace which the
government had allotted him.
1 wish 1 could show you the state in
which his highness lives in JeypOre.
His palaces cover acres and his gardens
are watered by silvery fountains.
have gone through court after court
flOored with marble and carpeted with
Persian rugs of great price In one
palace I saw billiard room. the floor
of which was covered with the skins of
tigers and leOpards killed by the rajah.
They lay in great piles on the floor
and some of the divans were upholstered
with them The beasts were all killed
by his hignnesS, who is famous as
tiger hunter and an excellent shot.
1 saw also the outside of the harem,
where his highness keeps his numerous
W omen. and then took a look at the
stables. The maharajah has several hun
dred fine horses. The stables run around
a space of six acres or more, being
heavily rooted to keep off the sun.
There is an arcade of stalls. each filled
with fine stock. His majesty has stall
lions from Arabia. America and Europe,
as well as some from different parts
of India. Each horse wore a halter,
the strap of which was tied TO ring
over his head, and each had also ropes
about his ankles so fastened TO posts
that ne could not kick nor rear up.
The Elephants of the Rajsh.
All of these native rulers have their
elephants upon which they ride
in state upon ceremonial occasions. The !
of JeypOre has a dozen or
more. Some are of enormous size, and /
not few are so dangerous that their I
tusks have been cut off and the ends /
bound with brass rings. These beasts /
have brass chains around their neckS. /
They are tattoed on their foreheads /!
and ears in the patterns of a cashmere /
shawl, and when taken out for the ra- !
lah they are covered with fancy trap !
pings and have brass chains around |
their necks.
-buring my stay in Jeypore I have !
had a ride on one of these royal beasts. Z
At the invitation OF the secretary of {
his highness L Travelled by one TO the
ruined city of Amber. which is situated
n the hills about four miles outside
II JeypOre. The elephant was brought
o me shortly before noon. At the COM
nand Of its Hindoo driver. who sat
Upon its head. ii kneeled down for me,
ind 1 climbed to its back by a steplad-
Ter There was a cushioned saddle on