The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-14
THE GROWN PRINCE.

PIince Frederick, the Son of the Grow1
Prince, tse San Reno Invalid.
At the death OF the Grown Prince, which
sad occurrence has been looked, for ge-
Gently severe times. his sor, Prince
Frederick William Victor Albert, succeeds
him totthe Gsrman throne. His mother
was the eldest daughter OF the present
Queen OF England. He WAS born in Berlin,
January %, 1889, aud upon his last birth
day anniversary, being the twenty-ninth,
be received the title Of Major General as a
birthday present from his grandfather, the
venerable Emperor. Previous to this he was
ordered about as an ordinary Major, aud
but little attention paid to his royal rank.
Il Ia announced in recent dispatches
that by an imperial decree promulgated in
Berlin Thursday that the young Prince
has been clothed with authority to dis.
charge the current government business.
1t is said that he lacks the prominent rug
ged features of his father and the hand.
some lineal features of his grandfather.
His upper lip shows sparse blonde mus
tache, his nose is slightly Roman, with q
medium forehead and hair stands back
like Beethoven's. Bot, despite the COM
paratively weak chin, his cold blue eyes has
q brave, daring expression, which reminds
one little of the great Frederick, whom
he is fondly said to resemble in character.
He is slender an build. and shorter
in stature than his brother, the
naval Hohenzollern." His right hand lie
least two inches shorter than his left,
defect which has caused him rs much an
noyance.and mental pain a. ever Byron's
| deformity did. He tries upon every occs-
sion to conceal 1t, but tries, of course, in
vain. Yet the skill ne possesses is re-
markable. He carries his sword upon pa.
rade as well as any officer, and has become
a most excellent fencer, rides like Co.'S
sack, and shoots with unerring aim. He
has been phenomenslly popular, and his
comrades in arms specially attached to
him. With q pleasant word for all, he
! cracks Jokes with anyone that he
chances TO meet. His training has been
| democratic. He attended school at Osssel,
boarding with one of the teachers, and
treated exactly as one OF the other boys.
Taking his lunch one day, he noticed one Of
his comrades eating the black bread which
the poorer classes use in Germany. Wish
ing to taste Ii, he offered TO "trAde" with
the boy-the son, believe, OF q poor mer-
chant-who, of course, was only too glad to
| DO so. 1t pleased the Princes palate so
much that he made an agreement to eK-
change lunches with the boy every day
and thenceforeward he always Toasted
upon the black bread baked in the house
Of the mechanic. He was graduated after
several years at Oassel among the first in
his class, to the great satisfaction OF
his parents, who attended the com.
mencement. He erward-As IL Hohen-
zollern custom-sttended the univer-
81 j, nj Bonu end Joined the famous 5axo-
B mussen Corps, over whose annual meet
ines he still presidss. and is as esger as any
in relating the pranks OF his student days:
And to-day one meets him in the streets OF
Ben lin in civilians clothes. mingitng with
the people like the "oitizen king" The
malsdy and suffering OF the Crown Prince
have roused the sympsthies OF the whole
population, bat despite his popularity,
despite the way they love him, 1t Is safe to
say I'll at the msiority of the nation spend
more enthusiasm upon hts son, look upon
Prince william 90 the wsarsr Of the mantle