The Washington herald., 1912-10-19
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Il IL s6me proportion ~ are eottassrs.
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3 taxnt5bn On lard values. That y whore
the sAiftAg Of the burden would take
paacs k DrounA values wsrs taxed ac-
cerding y Lloyd 0sorgs's plan.
ne Duke Of Norfolk ID anether peer
who draws IN enormous income from
the in1ustrsss Of cities, He obtains from
0hsalsld $4,000 pounds. and also from ths
Strand. IN London. quarter OF MIL
Hon pounds year in grounA rents. The
Duke of Norfolk is. tharefoee. able to
allow his broad acres in eusssz to lie
ale. but the moment the land were tap-
ped By means Of tax ON III value. he
would put his rural acres to the very
best use.
The Duke Of Bedford draws a01 pounds
* erosand rents. why should the Duks
oe Bedford not pay the present rates On
his land values!
The kidow Of the late Duke Charles
Theodore of Bavaria, the Dowagsr Dueh-
90 Maria Jossphe Of Bragansa. 10 exAib-
iting the srsatest activity on bshaR Of
the monarchist party in Portugal. Un-
bsknown to the aged Prince Resent sLuit-
pold. the duchess has decided to give
an her fortune to this object The be-
trothal Of King Manuel with . .daugh-
ter Of Dom Miguel. the prstender 10 the
Portuguese throne. fumors Of which have
been circulating. should. II b declared.
II II takes place, strengthen the tie be-
tween the formerly hostile houses.
King Manuel. in rendering first aid to
one of the audience at Munich trsater.
follows in the footsteps OF his ancestor.
Louis Philippe The king Of the French.
In his early youth. studied medicine and
surgery At the Hotel Lieu. in ParisL He
habitually carried q lancet in his pocket.
and said he had found IL useful on many
occasions In the course Of his wandering
life. Even after he came to the throne.
Louis Philippe's surgical knowledge
Served him in good stead. In 1870 one Of
his outriders was struck with apoplsxy
On the road between Paris and Compissne
and the King bled him most scientifically.
tn, most pathetic suicide recorded in
the history Of Japan took place eight
centuries ago. In 1ls1. the nine-year-old
Emperor Kotuku saw his troops defeat
ID. The child dishevelled his hair. wept
eopiously. and invoked the holy name Of
Buddha. When he had finished. his
nurse, Niidono. took him In her arms to
the seashore. There Is . lovely city be-
meath the bay" she said. and then the
waves covered the Emperor and his nurse.
European annals contain one case
which may be compared and contrasted
from tho difference Of spirit with Gen.
Nogrs suicide at his masters funeral.
when Henry III OF France died. . youth
named LIsle Aar1vaux. carried away BY
the passion for dueiinG which ragged 1t
that time. declared that he would not
survive his beloved King. and threw his
cartel In the air. 1t was instantly picked
up, and Marivauk soon found the death
he sought. But even then this was con-
sidered madcap freak. 1t may be add
cd that Henry III had forbiddea dueling
on penalty Of death. though this order
remained q dead letter. just As the late
Mikado had condemned suicide.
FLANEUR