The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-21


family history, and republicans on this sido
Of the water find in the gossip current IN
Europe, fresh cause TO agree with Thomas
jefferson, that royal stock has a strong ten
dencv 10 run out" When Victoria's Oldest
daughter was betrOthed to the crown prince,
Bismarck, who was even in 1853 the power
behind tho throne, brutally remarked. IL
am opposed to any blood alliance with those
scrofulous Guelphs" About that time it was
whispered about, especially IN the radical
clubs Of London that Queen Victoria was
suffering from a scrofulous sore between the
shoulders the family faint became sub
ject OF discussion in many quarters. Prince
William, who will soon be emperor, is in
ciined TO deafness. and was born with an a.
most shapless right hand; but there Is abund-
ant evidence that he did not inherit il from
the Ggelphs, and that Emperor Frederick,
despite his Hohonzollern strength, took an
even worse faint from the maternal side.
The Empress Augusta is the daughter OF
Maria Paulowna, who was the daughter OF
Crazy Paul" the Russian car who was
murdered by band Of his own mobiles. The
Ronauon line has had an indescribable blood
faint for several generations, which has
sometimes broken out IL horrible cTue.ties
aud sometimes in nauseating debaucheries-
both the result Of diseased brain and
nerve5-and these eliminated in Cath
crime and Paul Tho latter was d mass
Of disease, and all his daughters transmitted
the taint to their descendant. One OF them,
Anna, was the mother of the King OF Hol-
land; all the males in that family have died,
and 50 the male line is extinct. In the male
Romanof line the cZarevitch, older brother
Of the present car, died of 1T, and the pres
ent czarevitch is badly affected. The EN-
press Augusta was not affected till late in
life. but OF her daughter, the Grand Duchess
Of Baden, both the sons were affected and
one died Of it. In every family descended
from Paul the cases are numerous, both Of
scrofula and canoarous troubles; SO we may
conclude that the Guelph blood is not re-
sponsible for the troubles o. Emperor Fred.
ericl and his son Tho right arm and hand OF
Prince William are some inches shorter than
the left; but by long practice ne has acquired
the power TO hold sword well enough &c
serve as an officer.
From his earliest youth the late emperor
was temperate and active, a vigilant soldier
in the field, and an ardent hunter; and bis
exploits in Staying wild boars and other
roynl game became notable. Socially he
was not verv attractive. The natural cast
of his mind was serious, and he did not have
the art Of softening opponents by gentle cour-
tesy Even hls Jokes IN court circles had
sort Of grim humor: and whenlBismarck first
becameh his prime minister he took pleasure
In pointing him out TO the ladies OF the court
and portraying him as the man Of blood
and iron" who should regenerate Germany.
His affection for his family, though deep and
sincere partook OF the same serious earnest
ness. He evidently considered that he Yves
in this world for work; not for enjoyment
The House of Hohengoiiern is new enough
"in the king business" to have escaped the
royal faint In the male line; and the men
have usually lived long enough to become
conservative As is universally known,
Emperor William was at his death the Oldest
monarch in the world. Next TO him Is Lee
XIII, the pope, aged ~ years. and thon fol
low ~ their order, William III, of Holland,
II; Christian TX, OF Denmark, 70, Charles
III, Prince Of Monaco, 90; Queen Victoria,
o. next May; Charles !, of Wurtemberg,
e., Pedro IL, OF Brazil, 90; Albert, OF
Saxony 20; Oscar IL, OF Sweden, 50;
Francis Joseph, Of Austria So Leo
pold II, OF Belgium, IS; Louis !, Of
Portugal, 40; Abdul-Hamid, sultan Of
Turkey, IS; Hunbert ], of Italy, "A; Alex
ander III, Of Russia, A, George !, of Greece,
~; Otto |, of Bavaria, 10. and Alphonso
XIII, Of Spain, year old next Mayl7 And
all these, except the sultan Of Turkey, with
number Of dukes, princes and minor digni'
taries, are Descended. iI the male or female,
from ono man, who never was king,
namely John o. Gaunt, son Of Edward III,
of England Such is the result OF royal in
ternarriags continued for $50 years, that al
the monarchs are blood relatives; some Of
those ruling most diverse and hostile nations
are double cousins, and even new family
entering on royal power is soon absorbed
into the general royal stock Whether this
has anything TO do with the faint Of the
Guelphs,r or the more serious faint Of the
Gar Paul, the Unsuitable natures OF such
queens as Catherine Of Russia, and Isabella
Of Spain, or the insane and purposeless
cruelty Of certain monarchs, must be left to
smother profession than the editorial "
decide