Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-28

rrorn lS0 onWaros only nrst-class ships
AEs counted.
These figures would seem to indicate that
The German peril is not very immediate.
Kitchener Learning Gol1.
Lord Edtchener has at last found ens-
'ploy ment. He Is learning to play golf and
by the time of the next visit he pays TO
limited States he may acquire sufficient
skill TO challenge President Taft, for TX
of X is going at. the game with the same
dagged determination which marked his
campaigns against the Mahdi and Cronje.
1t is now quite understood that Lord
Kitchener will remain unemployed for a
little while until he succeeds either Gen.
. Sral French as inspector general or Sir w.
a. Nicholson as the head OF the war office
II is his wish that he should be allowed to
have a few months rest before he takes
up work again.
COrned Beef from Chicago.
One OF the biggest army contracts Tor
meat on record has been placed with q
Chicago packing house. II is for 100000
pounds OF corned meat for military use, at
what is said to be a record price. owing to
the recent scarcity OF meat supplied. The
order for the tins has been given to. a
Welsh firm. and the cans will be sent from
Wales to Chicago where the meat will be
packed.
King Plays at Gunnery.
King George played the gunner aboard
on.hT his mightiest warships during his
reosAt visit TO the fleet
Accompanied by his sailor son, the prince
OF Wales. his majesty went on board the
Dreadnought Prior 10 leaving Its anchor
age the monster battleship had cleared for
arffOra nd ad
pearance. Picked gunlRyers OF the fleet
had been selected. and the king took the
keenest possible interest in the prepare
tons.
When the signal was given to fire he
trained his binoculars on the target to see
at once the result of each shot His ma
testy expressed his appreciation OF the
shooting, and went into the turrets TO
shake hands with the gunners.
His majosty's interest In the gunnery
took n practical turn for he signified his
desire to fire one OF the mammonth guns
himself. The gun was closely examined
before his majesty permitted 10 APP
proach Il, and never was a great death
dealer loaded with greater care, The gun
having been sighted, the king himself fired
1t at the target which was being towed
by the Isis five miles away. So pleased
effort that he fired several rounds before
the day practice ended.
Another OId-Timer.
In the village OF Strathe. on the banks
Of the River Parrett, resides william
Broome, who has lived the whole OF his
life, ~ years, IN the same cottage. The
house is his own property, He Is stnl
very active and has never tasted medicine
lie Ia a greatgrandfather, grandfather AID
father, but only six OF his descendants
ire living.
civil List and Royal Thrift.
In the debate on the civil list MIR. Barnes
proposed that the large and increasing
revenues OF the duchies OF Cornwall and
Lancaster should be commuted for fixed
annual payment This would have repre-
scented a very substantial economy for the
revenues OF the two duchies now amount
20 about $4,000. When Queen Victoria
assembled the throne the income OF the
duchy of Cornwall was about $1,000 Dur
ing King Edwards occupancy OF the duchy
the income averaged about SSO0O IL is
now nearer 100000. All this is In the ma
ture OF unearned increment, and repre-
sents q substantial addition to the nominal
civil list. Queen Victoria effected large
private economies during her long reign
NlArge sums were invested from time to
time on behlf OF her majesty's grandehil-
aren and others, under the able advice OF
Lord Cross, ana at the time OF the queens
death Il was stated, unofficiRlly. that she
left personal estate OF ts.sOoOOo OF which
10000 was understood TO be AccumulA-
tons from the privy purse