, 1874-12-12
FAMILIAR TALK.
TIE aoN OF THE r1nsr NAPOLEON.

FAMILIAR TALK.
THE H0N OF THE FIRST NAPOLEON.
Tho rccontly-publla',od journal of Mr. Char'os
aroytlle furnishes homo interesting particulars
regarding tho aon OF Napoloon l.. which wore
communicated to the author by Prince Esterhazy.
It ia woll known that tho ill-fated Dhko OF llosc
atadt dlod Of consumption, vt tllb carly ago OF
81; md tic idon haa been gonernlly entertained
that thu physical foobfeneaa from which ho snf-
ferou through a1 his lfo waH accompanied by a
corresponding wonli1loss of Inintl. Inter hlsto.
rlalle, however, oscaping from the projndideH
TINT affcctod tho contemporaries OF Napoleon l.,
havo corrected this impression, declaring Tint
tho boy poBHcasctl vigorous intellect, with
Escat intonslty OF foeliug; and that, Ind his HE
bacn prolonged. ho would undoubtedly l,avo
played conspicuous part in tho wo.lil's hatory.
This opinion is corroboratod by tho oydonce Of
france Estori'azy, who saya tho Duke was glftod
With uncommon talents aud possessed o tower
lug ambition. 1Ie atlored tho nnn,o of llis
father, aud rcsonted viii, bitterness tho ind'tor-
o'co wilh which Marin Louisa regarded tho fato
Of tho Emperor, by whom her shallow naturo
had neyor bGendee}ly stirred,
Ihe Duke eylncaa great aifoationau aud gratitude
f9r ',h n. , s,4nd nn daths ffaz t. WIG endowed him
Trca Ri e fa'd d him ,osrs sos4 o an n a1
educated. Although tho Kaiser ncrupulolnly
oLhcryod hs obligations to Louts phsppo, lie
heeFetls odnittcd tue genius anu ar,httio.l whcl
ans hen liad lnhoItaed from Napocon. Tho boy
fatllurs art OF ingratiatinK himself with tho SOL
usels' VINO ha'H MN as their 1901. Asa Thoughts
were i1lcosaantly upon France, and no porod dny
ana h,g9t ovor TUG ltatory of tia Etnperor'A
~ Tt,.,i. VIII "not, no i,eaat VI Lho lnRn1
,,ynt nyvhv wns ~ t%nra - tnEa ~, EnSa n.ao ~
Hinule anecdoto repeated By l.storlazy shows
that tho absorbing passion of tho Dukes soul
oyerpo"efea a't tne lropenalt'es OF Ills ago:
n H. =, ~ s 20 ~ III ts ,s m n PUBLIC A.
anxiety to go), and waa burning viii npaicnoao a,' to
amuse himself WITH dangling as,a rnR with tLe baa-
lto met Two Trrnch alaral,u]e.-asruot ana SnIson
lilo iad NJ oyee Of cHrs but for them from III tlo
ta" nnrsn1s IT, am canycras w ~ r amt hton 70
tnR Tnonai, i,o know vol enough MI the olam That
nsacaea 70 niason'' ie saiu aa nm aist ho %as too
ann|itaca Of ons wl,o lad becp among hfs fsthers
earlles. conrani9ns and who could .e him 80 ,nany
sanmtntiv .,tie III nv ~ VIM tn hive rtyn" IN,
iesRo"s III strategy.
mont touching aro. tho last, tospairug words
OF thn boy, addrossca 70 bis mother ~ 10 iay
MSs ~ naiu ann ier " nsnn sso
for lhin thnt Nannleo,, hro1to tl,e henrt of
Josephine u,,d married Maria I.o,,isa, that he
and h,s SUCCESSOR on tAo throne Of Trance. And
the boy was tuken from 11sn ut ti,dcr ago al
moss too Aoon TO recognize him, MID brought mp
among his enonlies, with tho splaudor becoming
onor, and closed his short, ctampctl. fretteti
career Mt tic Imporial tomb il, Vicnna. which
opened to seooiyo him a few montha after he
had attained Ills majority.
pourt ,r,o,. .x1, .,,pu,,nr r, rp.~,r
,r T,aoL,. .a...t ,.,,,,,,a -. .tat;..;.,
1,.",. m,, as ,.s.1. a.,,s ,.".;a a'1s1" ~. w.
FRANCE. as compared WITH other natlona, glso
aomo curious information with regard to tue
population Of tint country. It appears tnat tho
uoa.,", -, ' nra1t,,,'s ~ ~ a,,,e. '.,;.,aa1 w..
'hooi'oA VI .al'n's "uo osAer po"'cA1
cco1onalsts who lave taught thAs, to seouro tho
prosperity Of a country, it's population mist be
kant within rfc11 houn1s. ,rhn ron,1lotfon of
Franco has ,,cen nearly stntionarv for t,,o Int
rtaueo mas p'en teAts a'a''o"a.i iot W" i"a'
lltS soats' aha co1ta'n!y tho "ca'tn when lne
people have discovered since tho war Las as
toniBhol tho world. Whether tho ono fact is not
tho seo,,enca or 4hn othor ia n ouostiou worthy
80 s,a,,s;s.r..,o, N''0'1 "N1'A'
~ .soa ~, $780, -
~ 4ooo' tho popu'Atio'1 OF FRANCO was
20,009.0o0. In ISL, it had xwellst to but
80 900 600 in 1871, to but 80, 000. 900. Az,
bctweru these 1nst tlatos rrnnco had lou,
- noo W., sAsao ,. nas Ao' u'e iens
-'ooo'ouo ~ WIS ttof'nces o. A4sace ahu LOT
raino, and had gained 70o,o0 by tue anuoxation
- A'Io Aott oaFNsf ts4o wa. A.etnoSo - x uol
tofu!a;on .sl;" !u tnesn ml.K yenLa "as n"oo'ooo.
,ncroasn in IN nn,nhnr NJ hirti. int 1r,,,, ,Ls
! extended duration Of ltyus in France, In 1868,
the nunlbor Of births was 11G,090. In 1870, it
Waa oi3,O Inlo shoWa that, ~ tinlo LAS pro-
1,ta',rent h.. ncraaso, a. " II" ,,,,n,ar os' ~
liz ts decrease in prouortion to lie pon,,latjon.
| It also alows TINT thu average longevity OF tie
| populati9n has Increased.
NJ az ~ r!ocA Justly arsues. tno conai1'onh OF
asttntion 1oaa rja IN ,1er;In,,a i;an.
and greater medical saiA in tho counter
| action of disease. Az ove1ywllere clio,
| 1lore male children Are born in france
tnal .un,.sie runulp,, X, a'a set .hala aIo a..
,,o1,,aion Isnt lin ifcrnca j., tha ;
u loss tla1, il other countries. ad is being COR
sEantiy reducod. Thus, in 1871, tho proportion
] stood ao;al men to oo.i9 Women. Ihia result u
~ ~ 'a,;as " t. ;n;oo., s,t ~ H. ao