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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-15
Who Is Eligible For
National Training

Washington, Aug. is. - Four con-
ditions must exist before a person
may be considered as eligible for
vocational training under the voca-
tional rehabilitation law. First, he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-15

of Foreign Relations, refuting stories
printed by Beveral newspapers In the
capital that Mexico desired to act
as an arbitrator between Costa Eica
and Nicaragua
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-15
E YOU SUEEER

From any LUNG TROUBLE. do
not delay. See Demonstration at
Gorgas Pharmacy, 16 n. Third St.
Adv
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-15

This lot includes 120 pairs of
Women's Pumps-White Pumps OF
Canvas and Ewes Cloth. covered
LOUIS and Military heels, white en-
amel and Goodyear welt and turned
soles. Sizes 3 to 8. widths G and D.
and 75 pairs of White Lace Boots Of
Sea Island Canvas with Military and
Covered Louis Heels: flexible soles
Sizes 3 to S. Widths G. ID.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
PATENTS.

PATENTS SECURED: FREE ADVICE TO
inventors; mechanical drawings made.
W. n. Haskell. patent attorney: E. 81.
Nichaelis. mechanical engineer. 6O9-6l
Best Bldg. ThQue 2. l. 766.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING.

L A S-REASONARLE PAdCES.
Phone r. I. 3S56-x. 2S4A Tifth-and-s-
kS:s avenuA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
LODGE DIRECTORY.

LODGE DIRECTORY.
MASONIC.
Masonic Temple. Eighteenth street and
Fifth avenue.
THE STATED MEETING Vi TRIO LODGE
No. 81. A. =. 4 A. u. Stll
AKM be hello on the first THURSDAY
NSN Of ea.h month ., 7,31 .. n
NN william H. Noss. ". NJ
Ray o knder,ck. eecretars
Special for work on Z. A. degree. Thurs
day. Nov. 13, at 1880 y. M.
Special for work on IL. II. degree Sat.
urday. Nov. Is, at ! y. m.
AMoo GRU1To NO. 81. NJ. o. '. P. Z. \.
q - Stated meetings held
:: :: !: :: :
1I on the first "Wednesday
A Y of each month. Visit.
4 X ina prophets welcome.
kAA Ct,o Prlester. monarch.
49, Frank L. Patterson cec'
- retary.
b. 4. n.
TUT ~rArrn CoNvOCATIoN OF RoCK
island Chapter No. ID. n a.
MA1&k n will b held % the Arss
A@E Tuessay OF each month 81
% y.
~S Z. H. r: L. n. Ash. arosetArS.
Snecial convocation Nov. IL, 1913; ~
4 40 m. m. Supper at 6:l5 .. m. fast'
and Most Excellent degrees at 7:3o .. M
"A socK ISLAND LODGE NO.
~ eos. A. =. = A. x.-stated
NEgA . meetinss first Friday Of each
N1R month. A. L. Brunef. W. n;
I~N n q. Bowman, SECRETARY.
TIE STATED CONCLAvE OF ROCK
Island Commandery No. ~:
sySA Knights Templar Will We held
&vA1Ss the second Monday OF eaen
VIZ er: J. L. Hickey. recorder:
Practice drills hrst and third
Rocn ISLAND CHAPTER NO 2oe.
Order Eastern Star.-Regular meeengs
| eecond Wednesday Of eacn month. w
| ting Stars welcome. Mary n. ACa
". n; Mary y. Kreis. secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL NO. 20. 3. . =
| H-Tts stated assemblies OF kock ~.
| land Council No. 70. B. 3 8. n vin
| b held on the third WEDNESDAY o. go
|
ucAh LODGE NO. COS. !. o. o. y.
Meets every Thursdsv svenang
~ at Odd Fellows temple on
| NA0(5l Fourth avenue. between eev.
enteenth and Eighteenth stFeste.
09 q, W. LeifermAn. n. g.: WI.
.N liam Gudensopf. 3. 8. First
Thursday OF month. iniosaory
a.~rp. Arst. secoad and third degree ne
following Thursday.
ROCK ISLAND AEa q 10. sss. yaArza:
IA Order Of E.gles.IResular ness anS
4 n Eagles' home. Fourth avenue and
Tventy-nrst street. Frank WITCH. ". r.:
Josenh Grotegus. sscretAzy.
M ROCK ISLAND LODGE no.
A0N $50, B. p. o. f.: Regular msst.
tI1 II ing first and third Mondays. ].
Ny c. searie. exalted ruler. Q. u.
lsaacson. secretary.
In. Il, CLRAvEl4AND CAMP NO. o1S
aons Of Veteeans.--Neets on second end
fourth Tuesday evening" Of each month
Of o'clock in Memorial hall u the
> court house. 4. L. Harms. commAnoog;
. Eugene johnson. SECRETARY.
:; :: ): !: :: :: :: :: !:
g. A. Z.
II D HUroRD POST 243. G. A. h
8M Meets regularly on second
and fourth Friday after
aSlt4A moons Of each month at Z
SN o'clock In Memorial hall IL
A4 the court house. G. y
, | Church. commander: H. g
W First. sdjutant.
!: J: !: !: !. :: :: !; ::
. o. g. ". Y.
sIBoNEY BAT CAMP NO. q
H q. o. ". v.
: 8H Meets the hrss and thru
= Thursdays of each month At
: ID .. N. ct Memorial hall. b. L
8 Becker. commander: L. Il
Tittssington. adjutant.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

2eo ACRE FARM. IN LEWIS COUNTY.
Missouri. Good improvements: deep
well; wind mill; two good barns: nice
orchard; lays fine. Farm has been well
cared for: land 10 rich; 40 acres blue
grass. II is in the heart of the cele-
brated LaBelle prairie: three miles from
two good railroad towns; lays on the
hard road highway Lewis county 10
building Land all around this of same
quality is SIS to SIS higher. No spe-
cial assessment on account of the road.
which runs across the county and to
Quincy. Illinois. Lays fine: is very pro-
ductive as corn. clover ricks and wheat
stacks will show. Price $125 per acre:
easy terms.
We have 400 acres very rich second
bottom; the best farm in Northeast Mis-
souri,. at 4125: and . good 40 aero
prairie farm at SIS. Its q dandy.
Dowell q Wrieht J.ABelle. Missouri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

A recent innovation in Republ;.
m politics in Indiana has been
he active participation Of women
olitical leaders in the congress
onal district conferences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

BUILDING LABORERS
no CENTS PER HOUR
STONE e. WEBSTER
WHITMAN & BARNES
PLANT
ko0O WEST 10th ST.
CHICAGO, ILL.

Cooks, maids, nurse girls and
|-her domestic servants have or
,nized the Household Workers.
I'd In Chicago, preparatory to
lfAanding q shorter work day. in
(reaseS wages, and the privilege of
their gentlemen
friends elsewhere than in the
|itchen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
wANTED-MALE HELP.

BOY. OVER 16. TO LEARN PRINTING
trade. Inquire foreman. Composing room,
n The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

BRICK MASONS, AT MOLINE PLOw CO.
job. Third street and Railroad avenue.
and school Job at Thirty-third street and
Eighteenth avenue, Rock Island.
HENRY W. HORST COMPANY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
AUTOS. ACCESSORIES, ETC.

AUTOS. ACCESSORIES, ETC.
Special for Fords
Double arm shock absorbers
= for Fords. set Of four 49,. .$5.9S
Honeycomb radiators for all
model Fords .$22.so
Radius rods ........... .$2.10
Radius rod supports .$1.4y
Tuners Csc
Head lamps, electric, per pair $4.4S
All Ford parts 10 to 30 per cent
discount
All brands Guaranteed Tires
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

WILL TAKE ILLINOIS OIL. ILLINOIS
Refining or Kswneld Oil stock in e.
change for i've acre orange and payer
shell pecan orchard eight miles from
Mobile, Ala. -Four blocks from subur-
ban station, Csc fare: can return same
day by rail or twenty FIVE minutes ON
good road by auto to Mobile. A good
living can be made from the fruit. veg
etables. chickens. hogs. cows. or any
thing one desires to engage in - the
climate 10 ideal for anything or any
body. Mobile is the livliest seaport city
Of the south. Not IN empty house In
the city at this tins. Cause for selling
non resident. Further particulars ad-
dress Winter Home" care Argus.
FIFTY ACRES ALL LEVEL LAND: FINE
river view and beach; fair improve
ments: located 1 mile from Albany.
Fine summer home. Price $4,000 per
acre: possession at once. E. d B.. Room
IA. State bank, Rock Island. Ill.
FIFTY ACRES LEVEL LAND LOCATED
near Blue Grass. Fine improvements.
Plenty OF fruit. Price $4,000 per
acre. E. & B.. Room II, State bank.
Rock Island, Ill.
Villas COUNTY WANTS YOU. CONE.
Fine farming lands neighbors. roads.
lakes. easy 10 clear. timber for build
ings; SIS to $50 an acre: 81 per accre
down; no payment for three years when
you move o.. Lake Land Co.. Conover.
Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
FOR sALE-AUTOMOBnES.

FORD TRUCK: COMPLETELY OVER
hauled. Commercial body and side cur
tains. Bargain. J. A. Hall. 1873
Twentieth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

Girl. TO DO GENERAL HOUSEWoRE
in family of three grown persons. Nc
washing r. L. 9O7. 1043 Nineteenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

a-TON REPUBLIC TRUCK: GOOD AS
new. Cheap il taken at once: desirable
terms r. l. 2OR7
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

/. 4. CLRAvELAND CAMP NO. olA
aons Of Veterans--Meets on second end
fourth Tuesday evenings Of each month
st 8 o'clock in Memorial hall u the
court house. 4. L. Harms. commandee:
Eugene johnson, oe0etary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

WANTEp-FENALE HELP.

CAPABLE HOUSE MAID: MIDDLE AGED
woman preferred: good wages. B. l. 10.
Mrs. Paul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

WOMAN TO DO WASHING. PHONE R.
: 1857.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

SHOEMAKER: GOOD WAGES: STEADY
work Victor Shoe Shop. 1907 Third
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

.rArEn CONCLHVE OF ROCK
AnI iaIand Commandery No. IL.
y !: :;
Practice drills hrst and third
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

BUICK ROADSTER. CHANDLER CHUM-
my. REQ coupe: Overland touring. ChAl-
mers touring. Studebaker touring. REQ
touring. Velie touring. 1720 Fourth
avenue. Don Sales company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

d. r. o. EkAO.
N ROCK ISLAND LODGE no.
k0N $50. B. p. o. f.: Regular meet.
II ing first and third Mondays. J.
Ny C. Searie. exalted ruler. .. y.
lsaacson, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11
LICENSED CHIRoPRACToR.

SUFFERERS FROM RHEUMATISM. KID
ney, liver. stomach and other ailments.
see Doctor Liess, Licensed Chiropractor.
518h Fifteenth street. Moline. Phone
Moline SSl3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

caI Order Of Eagles.-Regular mesttngo
drss AID third TUESDAY Of each month
nj EasleS home. Fourth avenue en0
Tventy -nrst street. Frank Wich. ". F.s
Josenh Grotegus. eocretAry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

RoCK ISLAND CHAPTER NO zo9.
Order Eastern Star.-Regular meetings
second Wednesday Of eacn montn. w
ting Stars welcome. mary n. AsSih
w N: Mary h. Krels, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

YOUNG GIRL OR WOMAN FOR LIGH
Homework Call r. /. 3957-L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

FORD ROADSTER IN FINE CONDITION
Needs NO repairing: ready to run. Will
sell very reasonable for cash Or terms.
Call 3114 Twelfth, street. Phone r. 1.
1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

!: J: !: :: !: !: :: :: :; :
q. 81 ". Y.
sIboNEY BAT CAMP NO. q.
Sl q. D. ". v.
III Meets tbs hrss and third
/ Thursdays of each month at 8
!; g.; !: : :': :::: =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

9. A. =.
HUroRD POST 2A3. G. A. b.
Meets regularly on second
and fourth Friday after
moons Of each month at 2
o'clock In Memorial hall in
the court house. G. II.
Church. commander: H. G.
First. sdjutant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL NO. 20. 2. ,.
T-TT.s stater assemblies OF Cock 10.
isnd Council No. 20. B. q 8. r.. VII
81 held on the third Wednesday Of seca
month. 9. W. TEACHER. l. NJ: .. ..
Hildebrandt, recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-11

MAHOGANY KIMBALL PIANO; USED
months. Will sacrifice. Leaving city
Phone b. I. 3738.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Events of
First Years

The first four years of her rule were
distinguished by the shameful disos-
ters in Afghanstan, in which English
arms suffered their severest humilia-
t1on' AT home noble accomplishment
was the freeing of women and children
from the slavery Of the mines, through
the persistent endeavors of Lord Ash
ley The repeal of the corn laws. in
ls46, was one of the most important
events of the whole reign. The Queen
was with the people and against the
greedy landlords and traders. who were
bent on starving the nation in order TO
enrich themselves. The repeal was the
turning point in modern English his
tory. Comfort and prosperity we're as
sured for the masses; wholesale famine
and it's miseries became thencefor,h
impossible.
The year 1s4s, the "year of revo1u-
tions,' saw the rise and fall of Chart
ism, or what might be called a mild
form OF Bolshevism. in England. Grad
ually Increasing food supplies reduced
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

been virtually controlled by the
naughty Moros during the Spanish
occupation. He dimly remembered
that Crest had been called home very
suddenly, by the illness or death of
relative. There was little else to
remember about him except a stolen
meeting in the mission garden at dawn
of the day Crest had sailed away, when
he should by right have been at Basilan
with Novello. :.
The PADRES thoughts we're suddenly
wrenched back from the past by an
arresting note in Crest's suave voice.
a sort of brisk furtiveness that would
have deceived any one but an intuitive
listener. 81 have been thinking a lot
about old times to-day" he was saying,
"and of the people we met down in
Zamboanga, among them Ferose Adrien.
DO you happen to know what has be-
como of Ferose ?"
"She married and left the country"
Novello answered with such deadly
softness that the padre got his clew
on the startled instant So that was
what lay between those two men?
Could it have been Ferose who had
met Crest in the mission garden that
morning, barely a week before her
marriage day?
"Ah! I hope she married we'll. for
she was surely meant for soft and
dainty living" said Crest with the
furtiveness quite gone from his voice
and eyes. "What sort Of chap did
she pick out"
ooh, quite an ordinary person"
"Rich 2"
mo, oddly enough. For Ferose could
have married q millionaire. You prob
ably remember Herford, Of the Civil
Commission that visited Zamboanga
while we were there7 p
What, did he want to marry Ferose :?
Not that it surprises me, though. for
she was lovely enough for king, if it
came to that. So she threw the mil
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

frned as he wiped his steaming face,
Especially in uncharted ways"
"But you forget that it is highly
advisable to get in on the quiet"
Novello advised him coolly. "The Sulu
Sultan thinks he has the pearling
monopoly Of the Sulu Sea, and the gov
ernment rather upholds him in that
notion. But of course this is your
affair exclusively, and if you wish to
take unnecessary risks I have no OBJ
lection to offer. The moon will be as
bright as daylight around o'clock;
besides, by making the trip now we
can avoid the day heat, which is like
that of furnace down here
"Go thead then It's terribly
hot for this late hour. You don't think
a storm is brewing?
The nine o'clock sailing arrange
ment gave the padre two hours grace
He did not spend the interval in
prayer alone At the moment that the
launch plunged into the silver glim-
mer that reached to the very rim of
the world, he emerged from the island
jungle with a great armful of dew
drcnched, honey colored flowers whose
fragrance almost overpowered him till
his light prawl was we'll underway.
The equatorial night was marvellous
ly brilliant, still and caressingly soft,
with now and then a gust of fragrance
from some island jungle Of sud-
den a shadow fell across the prawl
and the moonlight went out like a
blown-out flame. Came a breathless.
soundess interval followed by a fu
rious burst of furnace-hot wind that
whipped the tranquil sea into angry
motion. In vain the padre tried to
guide his prawl; he could only hold to
its tossing sides as the waves drove
it wildly forward into roaring dark
ness that lasted till the rain broke
through the gloom in torrential flood.
When Novello drove his battered
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

the unrest of the working classes. and
the country settled down to a long
era OF internal safety. In 1854 the ex-
position at the Crystal Palace attested
the national wellbeing. Then came the
gloom of the Crimean War. The Queen
followed with emotion the fortunes Of
her soldiers on land and sea. She
shared the relief of her subjects when
this fgnominious episode In the story
OF the British at last came to Ar end
Thus closed the first epoch of her
reign. Another was opened, in which
there was to be tremendous forward
sweep of ideas, shown in statecraft. in
vention, literature and religious free
dom.
The death of the Prince Consort in
1861 was hard blow to the Queen.
She had loved Albert sincerely, and
her life with him had been harmonious.
AT his death she withdrew herself
from public life and spent years in
mourning for the lost paragon. The
English people grew restive under the
cloud of her Devotion Their attitude
was in reality unfair. for Victoria
was an industrious worker, who gave
large part of each day to toilng
over affairs of state. Nevertheless as
year after year went by, in which the
Queen secluded herself and made no
pretence of keeping a court or presid-
ing at public ceremonies, a degree of
bitterness crept into the spirit of the
populace. Her seclusion was foster
ing republicanism. The growing self
consciousness of the nation as to it's
power and its mission had something
to do with this condition of mind II
was eventually couateracted by various
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

agencies, and obliterated at last in the
glory of the Jubilees.
On the whole, the British people
were becoming more and more aware
of the possibilities Of their place in
the world and the wisdom of promot-
ing the English language and English
thought throughout the globe. Insu-
larity was retained, yet it was curious
ly blended with the sense Of a world
mission. From 1850 to 1880 there was
wonderful progress out of the old into
new and better activities and ideals.
The fftieth anniversary Of the
Queens accession to the throne Of
fered an admirable chance to express
this national development. The Golden
Jubilee was such an outburst Of patri-
otism and loyalty to British institu-
tions (and the Queen was now an in
stitution) as might we'll content the
stoutest loyalist. 1t astonished the
world with a magnificent unionizinr
of British possessions and forces an
esprit altogether essential for the
future greatness Of the nation; and it
centred about Victoria with the ro-
mantle ardor Of chivalry. The Dia-
mond Jubilee was the same thing on
more stupendous scale, with the
greater consciousness Of strength
which had been fostered in the pre-
ceding ten years. This great Jubilee
stirred the jealousy of tho German
goas. The patriotism which it inspired
within the empire was later the pro-
lection OF the islands against tho on
vious animality Of Germany.
The passing Of Victoria after sixtv-
three years of rule left q united nconls
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

crook, offered me Frawley's unfinished
chance of making fortune, probably
on account of my interest in the ad-
venturous business and because know
that part of the world He's not in
Manila at present on account Of clash
with the revenue authorities, un-
derstand, so III have to shift for my
self for while. Could you possibly
take me down to Frawley's island,
Novello? ?"
Novello hesltated. "I am rather
pressed for time just now" he re-
GREETED, "but it could, perhaps, be
arranged later. Suppose call you up to-
morrow and let you know definitely 2"
Then I'll bid you both good
night. Padre Rafael, l hope to see
you later for good long talk about
old times," he concluded as he rose
with a nod of farewell.
So the padre went his troubled way,
feeling that death hung over the man
he had last seen stealing away from
a forbidden love-tryst 1t was hard
for him to stoop to prying and caves
dropping, but he did it for loves sake,
and what he found out sent him to
zamboanga on a cattle ship two days
before Novello and Crest embarked for
the same port, which gave him barely
time to keep out Of their way. The
pearling island where Novello's friend
had started q surreptitious venture
was we'll out of the charted sea ways,
hidden from Sulu Island view by q
cluster of small islands inhabited by
few primitive natives who sold fruit
and bits Of coral to random visitors.
where the padre found it easy to slip
unseen into q hidden cove a couple of
hours before Novelties motor launch
chugged into the little coral bay for
a light cargo of fruit, ostensibly.
Crest was uncomfortable, physically.
on account of the heat, and anxious
about his safety. II much prefer day
light sailing" he emphatcally af
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

lions over for love, eh? Is she still
happy, I wonder?"
u have never seen or heard of her
since she left Zamboanga"
Had Novello forgotten the padres
presence?
Padre Rafael did not so much as lift
his gray head, but continued to stir
his coffee and wonder what he could
do to save his friend from the strain
of murder, for although Crest's peril
should have occupied his mind most
of all, it was Novello that he yearned
over as good shepherd yearns over
lost sheep. He had no spiritual con-
troll over Novello, and he knew there
was no power on earth that could keen
him from taking vengeance, in his own
way, for his desecrated love. for his
passions were untamably Malay, and
the Malay hatred is terrible thing.
There remained only love wherewith to
fight all the powers of evil-if love
still lived in Novelties vengeful heart.
The pearl fishing offer that came
up SO unexpectedly revived an old in
terest of mine," Crest observed as he
lighted fresh cigar, "and that was
the main reason l snapped it UP so
eagerly, for | really know nothing
about the business except what picked
up from pearlers down at Zamboanga.
DO You happen to know anything about
a pearling venture left open by man
named Frawley-an American who died
of fever down in the Sulu Sea ?"
"Why, yes, I do. Frawley was an
acquaintance of mine. He made big
haul overnight, as you might say, on
a random tip and little later he got
concession of an obscure island in the
Sulu Sea where he would almost GER
tainly have made a great fortune In a
short while if the fever hadn't carried
him off. l believe his place is just as
he left it. Only a few people knew of
it's existence"
well, the man who got Frawley
his working concession, by hook or
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

the throne and reconciled the English
people to n extended liberation of
royalty. Victoria succeeded her uncle
on June 20, 1887.
Her coronation was miracle of
splendor. The young Queen threw her
self impulsively into the gayeties of
which she had been deprived, and the
court glittered with balls and routs.
All in the strictest propriety, however.
The Duchess of Kent, circumspect
parent, and Frkulein Lehzen, grim Ger
man guardian, gave an atmosphere Of
decorum to the most frivolous merri-
mert.
Victoria, youthful as she was, began
to show mind of her own. Under the
sweet ringleted and ribboned exterior
n neat little sense of self-importance
was tucked away, and 1t stayed on
under the widows crepe and the aged
monarch's tarleton cap and 'kerchief.
NOW, IN the early days of her reign.
came incidents, such as the "bedcham
Der" squabble, which put her in an un-
dignified light, and made enemies
among the old aristocrats of the realm.
some of whom even Kissed her in pub
nc. The cruel episode of the defama-
tion OF Lady Flora Hastings and that
gentlewoman's death showed the Queen
to be possessed of an obstinate un-
Willingness to admit herself in tho
wrong. The skill Of Melbourne. then
Primo Minister, was tried to the
utmost. Victoria must have spent
many hours Of throbbing humiliation
over tho discovery that the ruling Of a
great nation Is not matter for an i'm
pulsive girls solf-will