The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15
MoAco.s FUTURE RULER.
Prince Albert Has No Love for the Gam.
hlers of Monte Carlo.

blers of Monte Carlo.
Prince Albert of Monaco inherits
his good qualities and talents from his
father, Charles Ill. reigning Prince OF
Monaco. Charles III. is now totally
blind. How sad it is that this Prince.
whose castle is situated in the most
picturesque spot on the face OF the
globe, poised like an eagles nest on
the summit of a steep rock washed by
the Mediterranean, can not enjoy all
these beauties. asked Prince Albert
why this little territory called Monaco
had escaped annexation to some pow
erful neighbor. why during centuries
it has preserved special character.
"Of course, the situation is excep-
tional," answered the Prince. "but the
cause of Monacos prosperity is not its
geographical situation; seek for it
rather in the hereditary diplomatic
skill of it's rulers. Since 968 the house
of Grimaldi has reigned over this
country, and from the fifteenth cent
ury, at least, all the Princes of Mona
co have aimed at consolidation. In
the sixteenth century Charles V. took
the sovereignty of the Grimaldis Under
his protection. and in the following
century an alliance with France az
centuated the independence of Monaco,
an independence that came distinct
after 1915. In 1859, however, there
was danger for the principally, and
then appeared my father, Prince
Charles. Then he was forty years old,
had received his education in Paris.
and had already given proofs of great
intelligence. With great zeal he
caused every event to turn in favor of
Monaco.
To-day Monaco needs aid from no
country, its diplomatic corps is known
to the entire world, its commercial re-
lations with foreign countries are well
regulated, its money, struck with the
head of the Prince, is current every
where, and an order of chivalry has
been created-perhaps one that has
the greatest value because of the diff
Guilty with which the decorations are
bestowed. Although blind. the Prince
of Monaco manages the affairs of his
government with perhaps more skill
than any other chief of state"
When l asked Prince Albert if he
had ever received the decoration of
the Legion of Honor, he replied:
Eyes, l was made commander last
year because of my geological re-
searches, and l assure you that tiny
red ribbon is to me a prouder badge
than all the high decorations have
received. France is my favorite coun-
try, for in my veins there is French
blood. | am a great-grandnephe of
Duguesclin and Dunois, heroes under
Charles VII, and during the Franco
Prussian war l fought for France"
Leo XIII. said of Prince Albert:
HE is truly wise Prince" and this
is not faint praise, coming from the
Holy Father. Albert is really sage
of olden times, philosopher, a man
who seeks enjoyment only in science.
Six months of the year, Prince
Charles lives at his castle at Marchais.
department of the Aisne, France.
There he is the Providence of the
country, and receives the greatest re-
spect from the inhabitants. Prince
Albert regrets that the treaty with
reference to the Monte Carlo gam
bling-house is not voidable for many
years, but he agrees with his father
that the Blancs have made the fortune
of the principally of three thousand
natives.
have in a previous letter spoken of
Prince Albert's matrimonial difficult
ties. When only twenty-one he mar
ried the daughter of the Duke of Ham
ilton, bat eight or nine years later
their marriage was dissolved by the
Vatican. Six months later the Prin-
cess married a Hungarian. Count Tas-
silo de Festetics. Since that time she
has never seen Albert of Monaco, and
although he has not explained the
causes of their trouble, even to his in
innate friends, the world in general
blames the Princess. The son Louis,
now nineteen years old, will soon
graduate from the Sarbonne. He re-
mains with his father, and, [ believe,
since the separation he has not seen
his mother
No sovereign has so many titles as
Charles I'LL, Honore Grimaldi, Prince
of Monaco, Duke de Valentinois, Mar.
quis de Baux. Count of Carladez, Baron
of Buzz, Seigneur of Saint-Reny, Sire
of Matignon, Count of Thorigny, Baron
of Saint-Leo, Baron of Luthumiere,
Duke dEstouteville. Duke of Mazarin
Duke of Meillerage. Duke of Mayenne
Prince of Chateau-Porcieu, Count Of
Ferrette, of Belfort, of Thanh, of Rose.
mont, Baron of Altkirch, Seigneur Of
Isenheim, Marquis of Chilly. Count Of
Longjumeau, Baron of Massey. Marquis
OF Guiscard, etc., etc. He is also 8
Spanish grandee, is of the Grand eros:
of the Order of Malta and of all the
principal chivalrous orders in the
world. -Baroness Althea Salvador, in
N. Y. World.
Stage murders with guns and
pistols are often ridiculous farces. The
black-hearted villain fires at the flies
and the prosecuted hero facing hin
drops dead" To escape the ridicu