Evening journal., 1913-06-04

butcher in Durham, TO be delivered to
William Bywaters, Durham, paid 3
pence" A copy of the letter was for
wsrded to the descendant In the eighth
generation of the person to whom il
was addressed.
Schiller once received a letter which
it took five years to reach him. In
1898 the French national convention
created the famous poet and author of
The Robbers a French citizen as a
tribute of admiration for the revolu-
tionary ideas expressed in that work.
The clerk charged with the dispatch
OF this civic diploma addressed the
cover to "Citoyen Gille." and Schiller
did not receive it until 1898. On its
eceipt he wrote. This document has
come to me from the kingdom of the
dead. Danton and Claviere attested
II. The covering letter is signed by
Roland. All three have passed away
land howO.
A remarkable man is Lord Joicey
the millionaire coal owner, who was
recently presented with a portrait OF
himself at the Newcastle Chamber OF
Commerce to celebrate his Atty years
of commercial career To begin with
Lord Joicey is the largest coal land
owner in the world. There are per.
sens in Newcastle who remember
when he started life on the quay in his
uncle's office. putting up the shutters
and going for letters.
Lord Joicey's father is said to have
been workman in the pits in his
young days. It was not so long, how.
ever before the future peers striking
energy and business capacity let &
success and fair fortune, and he wai
making money rapidly when his
uncle's death placed him in possession
of enormous wealth
Some idea of the extent of Lore
Joicey's resources may be gathered
when Il is mentioned that some tim,
ago his firm took the lease Of LorC
Durham's pits for 100000 pounds
this great expenditure being paid GU
of the profits of two years. further
illustration Of Lord Joicey's vast inter
ests is contained in a remark which
he made in a speech on the occasion
OF the aforementioned presentation
Business life" he said lis a good life
( TO preside over concern which
]
wages and supports thousands o.
families is a thing to be proud of.
Lord Joicey is fond Of outdoor life
plays golf, shoots, cycles, and on oc
casion. plays lawn tennis. He is keen
! ly interested In agricultural. and OF
his Montgomeryshire estate has instl
tuted an agricultural show for the ten
ants of his farms. II is on account o
his jovial manners and merry laugl
that Lord Jolcey is known among hi
friends as "old King Coal"
The accidental landing of the Ger
man airship Zeppelin upon French ter
] ritory easily might have led to war be
tween France and Germany. had it no
been for the tactful dealing with tn
situation by the French. Great war
have been fought upon less provoca
ton than this.
The immediate cause of the India
mutiny Of 1878 was supposed to hav
been the introduction into the India
army OF cartridges which had bee
creased with a mixture of cows an
hogs fat the handling of which wa
against the religion Of the Hindus an
MOhammedans.
Though discomfort had been smoulc
ering for a long time between th
mother country and her America
colonies, the immediate cause Of tn
outbreak of the American war of ind,
pendence was what is known as tn
Boston Tea Party" when a humble
OF young Americans, disguised as Il
dams, threw whole cargo of tea froi
Britain into the sea at Boston harbo
The blowing up of the American ba
tleship Maine led to the Spanish
American war. and the loss Of Cuba
Spain. The Americans believed thi
the warship had been destroyed deli
erately by the Spaniards.
a Copyright. 1918. by A. d. jacobson