Kolirtinry 24. 1001
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SNAP?HOT OK NEBRASKA LUMBERMEN'S CONVENTION IN SESSION AT OMAHA
Sketch of the New
King of England
Tin- following sketch of the career of
King Edward VII of England Is gleuned
from tliu Shellleld Dally Telegraph, which
was sent to The lieu by Consul Church
Howe, n Nebraskan, who represents the
United States at Shellleld, England:
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, K, 0.,
I). C. L,, who now succeeds to the Ilrltlsh
crown, Is the eldest son of Queen Victoria
and the latu prince consort. He was born
in Buckingham palace on November 1), IS 11.
Many of the present generation remember
the rejoicings which celebrated his birth. A
princess hud been born in the previous No
vember, but an heir was looked for wlih
some anxiety, and never was baby prince
more welcome than he. Every detail as to
the coming of the little stranger was eag
erly welcomed. Wo read how at 7 on that
Calk November morning the great olllccrs of
state were summoned to Buckingham pal
ace. Immediately after his birth the royal
Infant was carried by the nurse Into the ad
joining room anil shown to the Illustrious
personages In waiting, the customary dec
laration of birth being then Issued In the
usual form.
The pilnce was baptized on January 1.",
1812, and thu king of Prussia was his god
father. In his early years the prince was
educated by the Uev. Canon lllrch; Mr.
Olbbs, nfterwards one of tho olllcers of the
duchy of Cornwall; the Hov. C. E. Farver
and Mr. 11. W. Fisher. It was when his
royal highness was a child of fi that a now
half-forgotten pamphlet entitled, "Who
Should Educate the l'rlnco of Wnlos?" a
subject In which the public took at tho
time no llttlo Interest was published.
Huron Stockmar, Bishop Wilberforce and
Sir James Clurke wtrc in turn consulted,
and 11 milly a happy choice was made by tho
selection of tho Into Canon lllrch, who at
the time was an assistant master at Eton.
I'M rut I'ulilli! Aieiiriiiiec.
The prince of Wales, of course, was al
ways public property, and even in child
hood he was compelled to share In tho duties
of exalted rank. From a biography pub
lished about three years ago we learn that
he made his II rat olllclal nppourauco In Lon
don on October 30, 18 11. It had been ar
ranged that the queen was to bu present
nt the opening of the Coal exchange, but
the was not able to go, ns sho was suffering
fiom chiokeiipox. Accordingly It was ar
ranged that tho princess royal and tho
prince of Wales should represent their
loyal mother, "l'uss anil tho boy," as tho
queen called them, went with their father,
in state, from West minster, In the royal
barge, rowed by twenty-six wntermen. Lady
Lyttelton, In a letter to Mrs. Gladstone,
gives a chanulrig account of the event and
tells her sister how tho prince consort was
careful to put the prince of Wales forward.
In honor of tho royal children a great many
quaint old city customs were revived, In
cluding a swan barge, and both tho prince
of Wales and the princess royal seem to
havo retained a very delightful recollection
of their llrst sight of tho city.
His preparatory education over, ho first
studied for a session at Edinburgh univer
sity, and afterward ontored Christ church,
Oxford, whoro ho nttonded tho public lec
tures for n year. Subsequently ho resided
for three or four terms at Cambrldgo for
tho same purpose.
When his university courso was over tho
prlnco of Wales, at his father's request,
betook himself to travel. He wns to bo the
futuro monarch of realms on which tho sun
nover sot, and It wns right that ho should
Beo for himself some of theso dominions
nB well ns other countries under other
forms of government. In 1800, thereforo,
heforo ho had attained his majority, lie
went, well attended, on a lengthened visit
to our North American colonies. It wns
nn oxcollent beginning to his travels, anf
the Canadians wero delighted with the com
pllment thus pnld them, Illuminating Nl
aguia In his honor ami evincing the mosl
enthusiastic loyalty.
IiIIh I Ik- I iillctl Ntiilox.
In tho United States, ulso, "Wales," as
he was familiarly culled In tho republic,
made himself extremely popular and was
stared at and shaken hands with, as "lions"
are In that laud of freedom and equality.
1 he latu duko of Newcastle accompanied
the prlnco throughout his tour. Tho prlnco
reached Plymouth on his return home ou
November 11. The Hero, by which ho sailed,
made a very slow passage und thu delay
caused considerable anxiety, especially lu
court circles.
After his return homo he studied nt Cam
bridge for a few months, and then went
Into camp nt thu Currugh, ho having two
years pruvlously been gazetted to n colo
nelcy in tho army.
His marriage, on March 10, 1SCII, was thu
occasion of Immense Joy to tho nation, as It
has been of Intense happiness to himself.
Prlnco Albert, llko tho queen, favored an
early marrlago for his eldest sou. Accord
ing to tho carl of Malmshury's "Memoirs
of an Ex-Minlster," Mr. Augustus Paget
was thu first to suggest the Princess
Alexandra of Denmark us a sultablu brldo
for tho prince, but another and nioro ro
mantic story says that the queen had
other views for tho prlnco and negotia
tions wero actually on thu point of being
opened when tho prlnco happened to seo
tho princess' portrait. He immediately
sent a confidential friend to make In
quiries at Copenhagen and, on hearing that
tho princess was even more charming than
her portrait, ho caused more formal steps
to be taken. It Is said that In tho palaco
at Lueken there Is a pedestnl uflon which
uro miniature busts of tho prince and
princess of Wales. It was there that thu
king of tho Belgians Introduced these royal
personages to each other and his majesty
considers that one of the pleasautest and
happiest reminiscences of his long ami
prosperous reign. Tennyson wrote a stir
ring odo to the "Sea King's Daughter from
Over tho Sea," and bright and beautiful
sho looked as she made her entry into thu
capital a few days prior to the wedding,
which wns celebrated on March 10, 1SG!5,
Tho festivities which took place on that
occasion wero remarkable for their spon
taneous enthusiasm. Never was a bride
nioro heartily welcomed by a nation than
was tho Princess Alexandra when sho ar
rived In this country. From the mouth of
tho Thames to Windsor eustlo it wns not
merely a royal, hut a populur progress.
At overy available point huge crowds gath
ered and enthusiastically cheered the
young couple, for the prlnco of Wales wont
to Gravosond to meet his bride. The Lon
don strcots through which the procession
pnssed wore profusely decornted.
Wed ill ii k ' renin II, v.
On tho following dny, which wns Sunday,
tho members of tho two royal families at
tended divine service In tho prlvato chapel.
On Monday tho lord mayor and certain
members of tho corporation arrived at tho
castlo and presented to tho Princess Alex
andra a diamond necklaco and earrings
valued nt 10,000. And tho next day tho
marrlago was solemnized in tho Chapel
Koyul, Windsor castle, In tho presence of
tho queen, who, however, took no part In
tho brilliant ceremonial, but remained In
tho royal closet, dressed In widow's weeds.
Aftor his inurrlngo tho prlnco settled dow n
to tho career and tho numerous high duties
which his father's death and his mother's
Ill-health and seclusion rondered It Hulls
pensnblo Hint ho should discharge Ho be
came n fluent nnd tolornhlo rendy speaker
n talent which became of Importance
when, during tho season, almost every day
brought Its public appearanco nnd conse
quent speech. From politics nnd polltlcnl
pnrtles ho wisely hold nloof nnd If It wns
rumored that the genial nature of Lord
Bencoiislleld had greater attractions for
him thnn tho colder reserve of Mr. Glad
stone, he certainly did not allow such ti
preference to become lu any way marked.
In November, 1870, I ho prlneu was
stricken down with an attack of typhoid
fever which nearly proved fatal. It was
whispered at thu time that thu prince,
under Providence, really owed his recov
ery to ouo of those sudden Inspirations of
genius of which thu history of medicine Is
full. His royal highness seemed to bo ac
tually In extremis, when ono of his medi
cal attendants sent lu haste for two bottles
of old champagne: brandy and rubbed the
patient with It vigorously all over till re
turning animation rewarded the doctor's
efforts. Other versions of the story, how
ever, nro current.
After his recovery ho went abroad for u
time. On March 27 he visited tho pope;
hut ho was back lu England before mid
summer, engaged In the familiar round of
opening museums, grammar-schools, et hoc
genus omne. The date, April 2S, 187fi, de
serves mention, however, as it was on that
day that the prince was instnlled as grand
master of the Free Masons of England.
I'CllllltlfN Of I'lllllll-lt).
From tho time of his serious Illness on
wards the prince's life may best be de
scribed as one of hard work, marked by
only n few outstanding Incidents. To somo It
may havo seemed a mere round of galoty:
but only to the unthinking, for the Junketings
added thu prince, slyly, to Lord Rothschild,
"whenuver 1 read a paper or a magazine
and seo my numo figuring lu It, 1 turn
away from It quickly, for 1 know that wero
I to read about myself In the papers 1
should havo to read a lot that I know al
ready, and n lot I do not want to know."
On March 10, 18S8, tho princess and ho
celebrated their Bllver wedding, amid gen
eral rejoicing, for long ero this both prlnco
and princess had endeared thtmsclvos to
tho nation. His eldest daughter, tho
Princess Louise Victoria, was married lu
tho following year to tho duko of Flfo and
tho birth of her daughter, lu lS'.il, elevated
the prince to tho proud position of grand
father. Hut a great sorrow befell his house
hold through tho death, early in 18112, of
his eldest son, Prince Albert Victor, duke
of Clarence, after a brief Illness.
Next year, 1897, thu prlnco had a great
deal to do In connection with the diamond
jublleo festivities. First of all he Inaug
urated the Prlnco of Wales' Hospital fund
In honor of tho event. lis object was to
raise a fund for the permanent endowment
of thu Loudon hospitals and before the
year was out the fund amounted to nearly
X2r.0,000.
Of lato tho prince has taken a deep, per
sonal Interest lu thu open-air cure for con
sumption nnd, by presiding nt meetings
nnd In other ways, has done his best to
Vi, L. Myers. President, Nowport J C Clohind, secretary, Fremont
William Kroner, Htunrt. 1). T. Cornell, lloldregu. .1 A lie
iliiidlilsl. Onkliiiiri
J. W. Kerns, Auburn. V F Hidings, North Platte T. M Whlffen, DeWltl
OFFICERS OF NEBRASKA LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
which tho public ceremonials, such as tho
opening in 187." of the Firth park In Shef
field, at which both ho and tho princess
wero present, Involve, become Intolerably
tedious when often repeated, as In tho case
of a royal personago thoy Invariably are.
In addition to tho trivial round of stato
functions the prince paid to tho full tho
penalties of publicity. It is on record that
once, when paying a visit to Lord Roths
child, ho said to his host, "Your llfo may
at times be an arduous one; In fnct, I
know It Is, but It Is an easy ono compared
with mine. I long for prlvato llfo, and 1
know that can never ho mlno. Every look,
every gesture of mine Is noticed. If I ap
pear lu public without a smilo on my faco
the papers announce that 'his royal high
ness looks worn and sad, and wo fear that
revelations of a startling kind may shortly
eomo to light.' If, on tho eontrnry, I ap
pear with n smile, It Is given In tho pnpers
Hint 'tho prlnco of Wules looked plensed
nnd happy, and Is In tho best of health,'
whereas, perhaps, I mil feeling extremely
unwell nnd upset. What sort of clothes I
wear, tho pattern of them, tho color of my
ties, whether I shook hands with Mr. So
nnd So. or only bowed to him. nnd the
reason why I only bowed-all these little
things oro noticed nnd made public. Hut,"
assist tlio spread of spleutillc knowledge
on thu subject.
Thu prlnco Is president of St. Bartho
lomew's hospital and of thu Society of
Arts. He Is also an LL. I), of Cambridge
and Dublin nnd a I). C. L. of Oxford, a
benchor of tho Middle Tetnplo and an eldor
brother of Trinity House.
A King Lost in Illinois
Some Interesting anecdotes of Edwnrd VII
nro told by n prominent man of this city,
under whoso personal observation they cutno
when tho prlnco of Wules visited this
country under the title of Lord Renfrew,
says a Curliondule correspondent of the
Chlcngo Tribune. It wns In the full of 18C0
nnd the prince, with a purty of St. Louis
friends. Invaded Illinois for the purpose of
shooting prnlrlo chickens.
His success lu bagging gamo qulto curried
tho prince awuy, figuratively, nnd also
literally during ono hunt, for ho was soon
lost from both his friends nnd uttendunts
lu n country totnlly unknown to him. When
ho finally renllzed tho fact ho attempted to
rotraco his stops, hut oven his servant, who
curried tho gnmo for him, wns nowhero to
bo seen. Striking out toward tho sotting
sun, ho determined to reneh somo sort of
hubltaiiiiu us qunkl) as possllilu in order
that lie might reach Breese, Clinton count),
tho pari) h lieailqimrtoiH, Indole dark
lie wu. quite worn out when he came
upon a Scotch-Irishman plowing lu a field.
Tho prince approached him and couiiuauded
that he hitch his horses at unco to the
nearby wagon and drive him as speedily as
possible to Breese.
Tho mail stopped, quietly look u quid of
tobacco from his mouth, depositing It near
thu princely foci, and, taking another
chew, Blared lu amazement.
"What Is thu matter, my good mini 7" said
tho prince. "It Is not so far to Breese that
your horses would not make the trip, Is It? '
"Faith, mi' nary a that, sor; but It's no
business I havo got In Breesu the day. 1
"Hut, man, 11 Is Important that 1 should
bo there without delay, as 1 have no deslu
to bo out hero after nightfall."
"Faith, an' I'm sorry for that, sor," said
the Irishman, viewing his royal highness
with increased suspicion.
"Perhaps," said thu prlneu haughtily, but
with n suppressed smllu hovering about hl.i
lips, "you do not know that you aru refusing
to do a service for an English iioblumau."
"Shine, an' that's uathei here nor there
to me, sor. Wu uro all on tho same footing
lu this country, sor. If you want mu to
take you to Breese show your wad."
Finally, realizing what ho meant by
"wad," thu prince thrust his hand Hi his
pocket und drew out a Vj bill. That Buttled
It. Title or no title, the road was open to
DruLBu.
"Climb In, pardnor," said thu lrishmaii, us
hu hastily fastened his horses to thu wagon.
On tho road the prince chatted familiarly
with his grotesque and original friend,
passing, as hu afterward remarked, ono ot
thu most amusing hours of his trip.
Thu Irishman was delighted, and his
prejudice against titled heads was rapidly
diminishing when, as they catiiu Hi sight
of Breese, they met sovurul of tho party n
quest of him.
Getting out of thu wagon and mounting
tho horso that hud been led out for hlni
the prince turned to his new friend and said:
"My good man, when you return home Just
tell your wife that you drovu tho prlneu ot
Wales into Breese."
"Well, faith," said thu Irishman, shifting
his Hues into his left hand, "an' that's a
good one." Extending his hand to Wales
ho said with a grin: "Shako, prlnco or nn
prlnco, you're tho right sort, and If yu over
come Into these parts again Jest drop In.
Tho old woman would bo powerful glad to
seo ye."
South and the Negro
A writer in the North American Review
says that thu south now expends about $10,
000,000 annually lu school funds, or which
sum the negroes contribute but ono-lhlr-tleth,
though they have the opportunity to
reap nearly half tho benefit. In the south
all Hades uro open to them and they ru
colvo overy oncouriigeiiiont to become pro
ficient lu tho Industrial arts. A largo num
ber of negroes havo eagerly taken ailvun
tugo of theso opportunities and have mude
unprecedented progress In bettering their
condition lu overy way. They have uiiiubhoiI
lu one state property the assessed value of
which Is nearly $:!0,000,000, and It Is esti
mated Hint they own, all told, about $1100,
000,000 worth of personnl and real estate.
Thoy have their own doctors, lawyers und
proncherB, they hnvo been given the best
schools, colleges nnd universities nnd they
havo their own military companies. Many of
them realize that tholr IntorostB are Insep
arable from the IntorostB of the smith. They
havo found by experience Hint the people
who give them employment, who unuunlly
pay millions of dollars that their children
may bo educated, who maku It posslblo for
them to acquire wealth, who labor side by
sido with them In tho field und In tho fac
tory nro tholr best frlouds.
Force of Habit
Mr. Hnlst I wunt a couple of eggs, boiled
throo and n half minutes, nnd hurry up
nbout It, for I've got to catch
Waltor All right, sir They'll be ready
in n mlnuto.
