The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

and his wife. Lady Muriel Herbert, hive
collected all the contents
Everything ~ Lilliputian. On the hall
table lies a visitors book the size of a
postage stamp with King Edwards name
inscribed. for he aud Queen Alexandra
went q. the house In IOOs, In TN" dining
room ~ Jacotean buffet eight inches
long and an oak talAe Of corresponding
dimensions
\ Georgian silver beaker the size Of "A
thlmbl" IL fanked by diminutive Queen
Ann" candlcsticks. and n silver gilt Nurem-
hrrg tankard. old Dutch candle sconces,
ChiddIngfuld and Venetian glasses. a
Dresden coffee service. silver Salv"rs. and
tea aud coffee urns are among tn" match
less Curiosulrs To be seen in the wee din
ing room.
The oak doors which separate the re-
Ccption rnoms were carved by Capt.
wilkinson The grand piano. ~ satin
wood and marquetry. IL the work Of a
Mr.. Putland. II is a perfect model,
thoroughly in tune and can be played
upon. though child's hand could span
the kcyboard The library il fairly com
pl-t" There are volumes OF the poets
: in fooled vellum and shagreen which
! measure half an inch in length. and there
are volumes dated 1912, which could be
hidden IN "A mans hand The entire con-
tents could almost lie carried ~ In "A man =
/ hat but their value is large.
I The Crown Prince wilhelm has his own
way of dealing with the socialist danger.
Returning To- Berlin from Lubbock IN his
ant omobile recently he overlook wander
ing carpentcr who was trldging YEARLY
along the highway. with his tools I'm
bundle on his bach. The Prince stopped
the car and asked the man n he would
! like a lift
! Naturally a little hit taken aback. the
/ workman hesitated a moment. To re-
assure him Prince wilhelm asked him
b. what part 81 the country he belonged
Berlin was the reply. oh exclaimed
the Prince. thcn We are fellow townsmen
aud YOU must let ma give you llft
=, the weary traveller was half forced
half cajoled into entering the car and
sitting hv one ~ the aids. For the re-
maluder 81 the journey the Prince
conversed IA kindly spirit with his pas
s"ngrr. into whose hand he pressed at
parting a gold piece when AZ the man $
own request lie PIT him down in the
suburb ~ Schonebnrg. ON the outskirts of
Berlin
Many similar actions 10y Germany
Crown Prince have been recorded in the
last few wears and there il much dis
c,issinn in Germany ~ To whether they are
the result Of Spontaneous warmnesr oi
heart or ~ shrewd deliheration or mix
tire - both Whatever inspires them
one thing -.'ems certain. they are STORM 9
IN for the Crown Prince a treasure Of
democratic popularity which may one day
10 a valuable force in German politics.
IN. leaning Tower Of Pisa. with its
eight tiers Of marble colonnade-. " threat
enei with the same fate that overtook
ST Marks Campauile in Venice. royal
commission of expertH - the result OF
n thorough investigation reports that IN
steal Of being massive. spurious base
a. II wAS, generally believed 60 he. the
foundation consists simply Of ring Of
masonry exactly corresponding To the
huge cylindrical mas abov" IT.
The diameter Of the inner ring Of the
foundation is precisely the same "a little
over eight fe,tl a. that Of the inside Of
ia. tower This fact and the discovery
that the foundations are merely feet Y
inches eneath the surface have CON
vircei the commission that the tower
wi.s origin ally huih rerpendicularly and
thar its l.auinE Troper sitis-. which are
h..~pming NOR. and more accet,tuated.
are rot du" Ia any intention on the part
o. it, constructors.
I In 1879 Tbs. tower VIM nearly fourteen
and "A half fest ont 81 the vertical and
since then th. commission believes that
1, the increase has h"an nearly foot. The
criis.-s for thu condition are principally
that th. : a-c - he tower has always
t,.rn immersed In water and deep
ci-t"ru Jug seventy years ago IN an nm
-ucc,--sful attempt ~ drainage has only
ma !c matters worse. severe earth
utIAk,, shock in 1884, gave the tower Al
. alIitioral inclination Of five inches
A. the oscillation caused hy the rim ging
uf ~ mag itic,'ut p'al Ut seven hslls II
/ believe. 10 ba another source of dan ger
/ Carlinal MAggi Archbishop Of Pisa. has
pustcndct the rim Ring 81 the two biggest.
which together weigh over six tons. and
! hal ordered that the smaller Tells shall
| he simply beaten with the hammer hence
! forth
IN. commission reports that the great
-, danger arises from underground
Z Swings that are underiniI ing the al iacent
! soil IN" leaning Tower ~ Pisa was
h.s,Ir IN Ii7n ard not completed for nearly
.op years.
parII .menta-y paper Just issued
shows tho subsidies that the Cunar,l Line
gc's from che British Government. The
annual subsidy pcih to tn" Cunard Steam
shin Company 10y IN" Post once il s1O. an
! The main service performed in respect
& this subsidy IL the conveyance ~ letter
and p.t reel mails hy the weekly mail ships
from liverpool and Queenstown To New
York
The company is Also required. subject
t. certain reservations. 20 convey without
additional payment letter and parcel
- L. fr.rn ihia country In tho limited