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duced future dukes Of specially improved
physical stamina.
FOR example, the Marquis of Blandfords
the heir to the dukedom OF Marlborough,
whose mother was the daughter of w. *.
Vanderbilt, Is by no means robust and
his younger brother, Lord Ivor Churchill,
is probably the most delicate OF the sons
of English dukes For years he has been
under the care of doctors, and Is con-
stantly being taken from one resort to
another, in the so far vain hope OF
bringing him to health.
X
The Duke of Roxburghe, who married
May Goelet, has no son. The Duke OF
Manchester, who also. of course, married
an American. has two sons. The eldest,
Lord Vaudeville, who is eleven years old.
has not yet been sent to school, but he Is
regarded as sturdy little fellow, though
he .has had one bad illness. Inc Duke OF
Newcastle is an heirless duke. His
grace's own health is by no means vigor-
Gus, and he has never been able to take
part in any sort of sport and deyotes
most of his time to photography.
The Duke of Westminster has at pres
ent no direct heir, and 1t is unlikely for
a variety of reasons that he will ever
have one. Little Lord Grosvenor. the
Only son Oh Tic duke anu uuCHSSS, QlSu
of appendicitis little time ago and was
always a delicate boy, SO delicate. indeed,
that it has been decided not to send him
to school.
OF the eldest sons Of the English dukes
who are young men, Lord Stafford. the
heir OF the Duke of Sutherland, is almost
the Only one who is physically fit to take
any part In those sports in which the sons OF
the great landed aristocracy of England
additionally. excelled Lord Stafford plays
To- H. .,sx1r> all nH
the Dragon Guards. but he has no pre-
a matter Of fact, very easily exhausted.
the north, and was out for two hours on
a moor in a driving sleet and rain. It
was unpleasant weather to be out in, and
bad for sport, and it drove most Of the
sportsmen home, but the result Of being
out for two hours in such weather In the
case of Lord Stafford was that his lord
ship caught a chill which confined him
to his bed for q week at his hosts house.
* X :
This is not the first time such an inci-
dent has occurred. Lord Stafford was
asked to shoot at Sandringham the year
before the death of the late king. The
party was invited for the usual three
days, two of which the heir to the duke
dom Of Sutherland spent in his bed. for
he caught a chill the first day.
The delicacy Of the dukes heirs hap
pened at this time % be impressed upon
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though their work is kept in the back
ground,
The long gown and clerical hat are not
seen on the streets, but one can easily
tell the priests by their suits of black
broadcloth. their high cravats, straight
collars and tall silk hats. while the nuns
are easily known from their black gowns
and the somber shawls which they wear
professions, they have been practically
abolished A priest who defied the law
not long ago was arrested in his clerical
robes and cast into prison. The Arch
bishop of Mexico recently called atten-
ton to these laws and forbade the en-
enlargement of the superstitions Of the
Indians. which led them to have fantas-
tic dances and shows during Lent, in
Guiding limitations of the crucifxion and
the celebrations of the punishment Of the
enemies and executioners of Christ.
X x
Nevertheless, doubt whether there are
any people more superstitious than the
Mexican masses. The Indians here were
converted wholesale at the time Of the
conquest, and their religion of today is
still mixed with that Of the Aztecs.
am told that they have difficulty in keep
ing them from decorating some of the
relics of the National Museum, which
nave come down from the Gays OF MOHte-
yuma, and that there are many places
away from the cities where the Passion
Play is still celebrated. It is not long
since many of the churches had cere-
mony of washing the beggars' feet. This
occurred on Holy Thursday, when twelve
of the oldest beggars Of the parish were
given seats near the altar. An attendant
then brought water In a basin: and the
priest, taking off the sandals of the beg
gars, rinsed and cleansed their feet After
this he anointed them with oil, and they
were then permitted to depart and go on
with their begging. This ceremony was
very like the washing of the feet Of the
twelve apostles, which is celebrated by
the Greek Church every Easter in front
of the Church Of the Holy Sepulchre at
Jerusalem / have seen the latter cere-
mony, but in that case the Greek pa
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indeed is. a good sportsman. When his
grace, by the death of four cousins, came
in unexpectedly to the wealthy dukedom
the first thing he did was to go off to
Africa to shoot big game and twice mar
rowly escaped being killed.
If the dukes did not excel in sport they
at least tried to cut some sort Of figure
in public life The present Duke of Rut-
land was i'll parliament seven years, and
acted chief private secretary for three
years to the late Lord Salisbury, when
the latter was prime minister The duke
was also one of the finest shots in Eng
land, and is great authority OH wild
birds When a boy of twelve he disap-
peared from Belvoir Castle for two days.
and was eventually found in the bleak
wild Longshaw marshes, about twelve
miles from his home, where he had gone
i'll search of a wild heron's nest. For
two days and nights the boy had sub
sisted on some bread and cheese, nuts
and apples he had taken with him, and
he found shelter at night in a dsused
cattle shed.
Lord CRANKY, the Duke of Rutlands
only son, was altogether different sort
of boy-his chief hobby was knitting
i'm connection with which a rather anus
ing incident occurred at Belvoir Castle
in the time of the old duke, who died in
1906. There was great shooting party
at the castle. among whom were the late
and present king, and crowd of notable
sportsmen. Little Lord CRANKY, who was
then about eight years old. and had just
taken up his hobby OF knitting, was
brought into the big library at Belyoir at
8 o'clock, when the guests had assembled
for afternoon tea, to be presented 10
them
After the heir of the great ducal house
had made his bow he retired to corner
of the room and presently began knitting.
Suddenly a voice ran through the big
apartment: Good gracious. the boys knit
tingn' and the old duke was at his grand
childs side i'm a couple of strides. and
taking the knitting from his hands, hurried
it out of the window. The boy left the
room in tears.
Lord CRANKY stuck to his hobby never
theless; he was never a vigorous boy and
never took any part in out-of-door sports
He entered the diplomatic service sonaS
wears ago and il now an attache at Roma.
The Duke of Norfolk the premier Eng
lieh duke, had. by his first wife. boy en
frail and delicate from birth that the few
years he lived were spent practically in
one room. Death mercifully took him and
relieved him OF a life that was full OF suf-
fering. BY his second wife the duke has
a son. who is reputedly not particularly
strong, though, curiously enough, the
dukes daughter, Lady Rachel Howard.
possesses the most robust health, and
about Arundel Castle has gained for her.
self a reputation of being tomboy' 0f
the most pronounced type.
Copyright. 1913. BY Curtis Bral ii
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the Indians bring in palms by the thou
sands and crosses, woven of palms, are
everywhere sold. Some of these crosses
are from six to ten feet in length and
some are so small that you can wave
them in your hands. Some are not more
than two inches wide, being made of the
finest fbbers of palm. Others are of the
t.. whole leaves and often single large
palm cross will sell for s.. These palms
are blessed by the priests and are car
ried home to. be tied to the front bal
comics, there to remain until the next
Palm Sunday.
Good Friday has It's own special serv-
ices. and In the afternoon and evening
Of that day the churches will be dark
and the worshipers will engage in silent
prayer. The last Of the ceremonies occur
sing the Gloria" to organ accompani-
ments. At the same time the black drap-
.eries will be stripped from the affairs and
tie bells will be rung. After this the
gayeties will commence and Easter will
The Mexican government now insists
that there shall be an absolute separa
ton Of church and state. 1t prohibits
church professions throughout the coun-
try No one is allowed to wear clerical
garb on the street, and You do not see
monks with tonsured heads, wearing san
dals and long gowns, or nuns or sisters
OF Christ clad in black as in some others
OF the Spanish American republics.
X
\ X
This great break between church and
state originated before the time of Presi-
dent Juarez. but it was first put in force
by him in 1867. At that time all of the
church property was confiscated and all
OF the members Of the religious societies,
from the Jesuits 10 the Sisters of Char
ity, who taught In the schools and serv-
ed as nurses In the hospitals, were sent
out OF the country. For while even
the ringing Of the church bells was pro
hibited by law. and all religious parades
outside the churches We're forbidden.
Since then many of the priests and nuns
have come back. The priests have taken
charge OF their churches and a large
number Of the educational institutions
are now again conducted by the nuns, al
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decline in the matter of intellectual vigor.
The late Duke OF Devonshire was the
last of his order who had enough ability
10 make any mark in public life. Ur to
the present generation, however, the
dukes could pride themselves on physical
fitness; but evidently the time has come
when they are to lose even that.
In July last two babies we're born in
England who had they been the children
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triarch and his assistants did the wash
ing and 1t was the feet Of priests and
not those of beggars which were washed.
One of the best places to see how ear
nest the Indians are in their worship
is at the Shrine of Guadalupe, situated
Mexico City. The place may be reached
by street cars. have spent several
days in moving, about through the thou
sands of Indians who come there to wor-
ship. The shrine is based upon mir
acle, said to have been performed by the
Virgin Mary. about 400 years ago. 1t
was one bright December morning when
Juan Diego, a poor Indian peasant, was
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they survived both babies are extremely
delicate.
One Of the babies is Lord warkworth,
the first son born to Earl Percy the
grandson and heir to the present dukedo,a
OF Northumberland. The other is Lord
Mornington. the first son born to Lord
Doure. who is the eldest son and heir to
the present Duke Of Wellington. These
two babies are the latest additions to the
future dukes, and though born to great
rank and possessions they seem also, like
so many other Of the present heirs to
English dukedoms, fated to have as their
inheritance a frail physique and weak
health.
Young Lord Harrington, the heir to one
OF the oldest and richest of the English
dukedoms--that Of Devonshire-would,
tainly be classed among the physically
unfit. When ten years old he was sent
to school, near Barnet. about eight
miles outside London. which is sort
young Harrington was reckoned as being
one OF the most delicate boys among some
seventy pupils. He never played foot
ball. was poor cricketer and was never
able to join in the hare and hounds"
runs. On several occasions he faintcN in
church on Sundays.
He went to Elton when he was fourteen
and stayed for two years. He then left
and was regarded as too delicate to be
sent to q. university. He is now Just
eighteen and though he cannot. perhaps,
be described as an invalid, his health has
70 be carefully looked after. He rides
little and shoots a little, but long day
on the moors and mountains or a hard
day across country is a thing quite be-
yond Lord Harrington.
little over year ago he had his first
big shoot at Chatsworth. There was some
natural excitement among the veteran
sportsmen OF the party to see how the
young heir of the great ducal house
would show up in company with some
OF the finest shots in England. AS a
matter Of fact. Lord Harrington. all
things considered, did not shoot badly, for
he had been well taught under the eye Of
the head keeper at Chatsworth, who is a
first rate shot, but by lunch time Lord
Harrington had had enough Of 1.-THE was
dead beat after a harder days exercise
than he had ever taken In his life and
he had to go home. His reputation as a
''crock" was established.
Lord Tttchfield, son OF the Duke of
Portland, has been an extremely delicate
boy since his birth. His mother had the
misfortune to get typhoid fever a couple
OF months or SO before his birth, and the
marvel was that either the mother or boy
survived. For three years the boy how
erred between ltfe, and death, . terribly
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on his way to worship at church far
Their on, that he crossed the. rocky arid
hill where the shrine is. As'he reached
it he was confronted by a beautiful
woman, who told him that she was the
Virgin Mary and that she wished the
Mexican people to build church on the
spot where she stood Juan was COM
manded to report this to the bishop. He
did SO, but was disbelieved.
The next day he came again and again
the Virgin met him and called him her
son and repeated her wish to have the
church built. She then said .lat she
would give him a sign to show the bish-
op that he was telling the truth, and
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DQKEDOS NO MATCH DEMOCRACY

Of their ducal families. They have be-
hind them 3 great tradition. and their
names figure prominently in English his
tory. They were hardy race. those old
lords Of the soil, and good fighters. and
many Of them persisted on the field or on
the scaffold in great causes which they
held dear.
And with the advent of more peaceable
times, when there was no necessity for
the dukes t., figure as warriors or mar
tyrs, they did not become altogether a
decadent order. The present Duke OF
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the late king, for few weeks after the
incident related above Lord Titchfield
was asked to Sandringham for a couple
of days shooting with the Prince of
Wales and Prince Albert. But the day
before Lord T1tchfield was due at Sand
bingham his father had to write a letter
Of apology to King Edward informing
his majesty that his son was too unwell
to leave home. King Edward, OF course,
expressed his regret to the Duke Of
Portland for the cause Of his sons ina
bility to come to Sandringham, but to an
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send him to a university. He how lives
altogether under the watchful care of his
for him a wife who will take good care
of him.
The dukes. more than any other fami-
lies in England, have been in the habit
riages until some of them began to go to
America to look for brides. But while
marriages with the daughters of Ameri
can miIlionaires may have served to
strengthen the financial position of some
English ducal houses, the mixture OF
American aud English blood has not pro-
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SAA 4eB 4oAos
PPOSED by a
strong, ruthless de-
mocracy led by
masterful men like
Lloyd George. the
English dukes are
in a poor way to
stand for another
generation against
the on S / a u 6 h t.
Since the early
Victorian days they
have been en- the
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tiers will have matinees and night per-
formances and Judas will be hung
again and again by the children and
eroWp-ups in all parts of the city. This
hanging of Judas is a regular Easter
celebration. 1t was originated by the
Indians. to give them a chance to vent
their rage upon the traitor to Christ.
and 1t is still so used in the more
ignorant back districts, although in
the. cities it has become a mere show
for the children.
Here at the Mexican capital images
of Judas, made in all shapes and sizes.
are peddled about the streets in adj
vance Of the celebration. They range
in price from a few cents to number
of dollars, the larger ones being often
filed with firecrackers and other ex-
plosives, which go off and blow Judas
to pieces.
These Judas figures are made as ugly
as possible. They have ropes attached
to them and they are dragged about the
streets.
They are knocked about this way and
that until their owsf3ys think they have
sufficiently shown theft disgust and con-
tempt. They are then taken W. and hung.
street, from the second-story windows of
the houses on the opposite sides, In sucs.
q way that Judas hangs from the middle,
and at others flag staff is put out with
Judas at the end of 1T. Both children
and grown-ups mob the effigy. throwing
stones at it or pelting it with mud.
Some of these Judas figures are stuffed
with candies and presents for the chill.
dren, but In such cases they are usually
hung inside the patios or courts of the
houses, where the little ones can keep the
sweets for themselves. There are also
merchants who hang Judases above their
stores the figures being filled with petty
articles of one kind or other. When the
explosion occurs, the contents are scat
tered over the sidewalk. and the crowd
fi9hts for them, the whole serving as an
advertisement for the establishment
which furnishes it.
Easter Sunday is very popular here on
account of the rigid way in which the
Mexicans celebrate Lent. During that
time all festivities are prohibited. The
church will not perform the ceremonies
Of marriage. and all of the women put OF
their fine clothes and wear only black.
Even the churches are clad in black and
the gorgeous affairs have sable mantles
over their beautiful decorations of gold.
silver and lace. Every good Christian
Is supposed to go to church, and all OF
the women and the Indians do so. The
church bells ring from morning till night.
and they awaken me before Iaybreak by
their din.
This continues until Palm Sunday, when
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old sporting friend the late king subse-
auently depIored the physical degeneracy
of the heirs to- so many OF the great
English dukedoms.
II am sorry for them" said the king.
land sorry for their fathers-I am sorry
for even more important reasons. 1t Is
a bad thing for the country to see its
dukes becoming = lot Of mollycoddles."
Tho English people are IN = way proud
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MEXICO CITY.
FTER the sorrow
of a lenten sea
son, bathed in the
b io 0 d S h e d o f
the e vol II [ ion,
Mexico City will
eel e b rate Easter
Sunday as the gay
est day of the year.
There will be q
great bull fight in
the Plaza de
Toros, the thea
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Sutherland. as boy of seventeen, fought
and licked" Shropshire miner five
years his senior and nearly twice his
weight and after beating him gave the
miner a 'fiyer." The story of the fight
is still told in Shropshire. When in the
life guards the same duke was one of the
finest amateur steeplechase riders in Eng
land and was good yachtsman.
The present Duke Of Portland was, and
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LOW Our Sister Republic
! : Keeps Lent-Palm Sum-
day and Good Friday-The
Government and the Church
Some Queer Superstitions
Washing the Feet of the
Beggars A Look at the
Shrine of Guadalupe and Its
Thousands of Pilgrims
Cathedrals Which Cost Mil
ions.-Missionary Work-A
Good Field for Uncle SANS
Catholics.
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fragile little bit OF humanity who doubt
less could not have survived in surround
ings other than those in which he was
reared. After three he began to grow
stronger. but he has always been and is
today extremely delicate.
Lord Titchfeld was at school with
Lord Harrington. and, like the latter, was
totally unable to take part in games or
sports. lie went to Eton for three years
and In 9is case 1t was also decided not to
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k&LLne 1r1AGEs
Or JUDAS IN ME
| cry NEx1oo

bade him go to the top of the hill and
bring back an armful of roses which
grew there. Juan knew that the hill
. was a rocky desert, and covered only
changed to a bed Of beautiful flowers.
He took down the cloth from his shout
ders and filled 1t and the Virgin told
him to carry the flowers to the bishop.
spread the flowers out on tho ground.
At the same time he held up his mantle,
and 10, the portrait of the Virgin was to
be seen painted upon it,.
It was then known that q miracle had
been performed and the news went far
and wide. The bishop decided that a
church should be buff. and with the
money that rolled in was erected the
than million dollars. This was gener-
ations ago. The sacred picture reposed
for a time in the cathedral in Mexico
church, and it may now be seen on it's
altar. l have photograph of 1t which
was recently made by Waite. the Ameri-
can photographer Of the Mexican capt.
Every peasant knows of this shrine.
and the pilgrims come by the hundreds
OF thousands to visit it. The railroad Of
f1cials tell me that the travel to it ma
teriaIly increases the receipts of the
roads, and that 1t is a traffic asset worth
several hundred thousand dollars a year.
l wish you could see the Indians as
lucy crawl ny ltS Hill OH lueiT kuCcS To
visit the spot where Juan found the
roses. l should like to take you into
the mighty cathedral, and show you the
altar Of marble and bronze which cost
more than 500, 900. and at the same time
have brought out the crown OF the Vir-
gin. which is studded with Jewels, worth
almost a. half million dollars in gold.
The crown is Of gold and it weighs thir-
ty pounds. 1t is about three feet in d.
ameter.
Another spot at Guadalupe where the
praying always goes on is in the Chapel
of the Well back of the cathedral. Here
is a spring Of sulphur which boils and
bubbles below the pavement within it's
walls of wet stone. The waters contain
sulphur. magnesia and potash and they
smell like old eggs. There is a
grating over the well. and upon it are
copper dippers. fastened to chains. which
the pilgrims let down to draw up the
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Copyrighted, 1915. by Frank G. csrpenter.l
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sVssisl Correspondence of The Star.

LONDON. March IL. 1914
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