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Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12769, 10 February 1910, Page 4

King Albert, the new Belgian ruler, is a -studious man. He has travelled much in every country of Europe, and on his majority he mad© a long trip to the United States. Everywhere he did nothing but study the various economic problems of the hour. He has often given public lee- . tures in Brussels on various subjects, and in every one he has shown a wellbalanced judgment on what he has seen. His Majesty takes great inter-' est in sport. Every year he travels with his consort to Switzerland, and there does a good deal of climbing-* 1 He does plenty of motoring, and not longago he made a flight in a steerable balloon over Antwerp. Here is a story about Mr. Eudyard Kipling which, I believe (writes a corespondent in "M.A.P."), has not been published before. A certain American publisher purchased a tale from Mr. Kipling., He, the publisher, was of the "unco quid" type; a teetotaler to the verge of fanaticism, and looking through the story he was shocked to come upon a pas&ago where the hero had a glass of sherry. Greatly perturbed, he wrote to Mr. Kipling, pointing out the moral harm thai mighb .result from reading oif si.rh a depraved person and action, an 1 requested Mr. Kipling to substitute some non-intoxicating beverage for the harmful and unnecessary sherry. "Oh, all right," replied Mr. Kipling, "make it a glass of Blank's Baby Food. I see he advertises largely in jour magazine." St. Louis (America) is seething with excitement as the result of two curious bomb explosions perpetrated, as it is alleged, by men prominent in society. For some time past the city has been perturbed by the publication of a weekly newspaper dealing with local scandals affecting the lives and the families of its wealthiest, and most prominent people. Its editor advertised his readiness to pay for such information; One Saturday evening the offices of the paper., were wrecked by means of a bomb, ahd'scores of letters and memoranda dealing with social scandals were scattered in the. street. Attached to some memoranda was the niime of a well known citizen;, who' is alleged' to have supplied information to the ''publication which caused much pain in many families. Next night the' home of this citizen was the scene of a second explosion. Beneath the front' door of the house, which was : partly wreoked, was discovered a piece of paper with the words^ "Be careful. ' Next time under yoiir chair."