Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-20
THE PRINCE Of WALES.
He Does an Amount of Ceremonial Worl
That has Never Been Equaled.

He Does Amount of Ceremonial Worb
That has Never Been Eaualed.
In the matter of tours, blending pub
lie, social and private functions, the
Prince has done, AID continues to do,
an amount of work that has never been
equaled, much less excelled. During
his Indian visit he was always engaged
in some interesting public business, and
varying the ceremonial and royal duties
with recreations of an active and exhil.
arating nature. 1t has been the same
with his European tours No living
man has received more public addresses
or conversed with more of the public
men of all countries, or had better oP
pertunities of acquiring the most cos
mopohtan information. The range. "a.
pidity and variety of these quasi-publie
tours once furnished Punch wi tn the
materials for a humorous tale of magic
and mystery. An ambitious mortal was
depicted as intent upon following an
Illustrious Person in his travels by
means of a magic opera-hat, which con.
veyed him from place TO place. He kspi
up the chase for some days, flying from
capital to capital, from country
to country, from court to private
castle, from public ceremony to
private entertainment, until, physi.
cally and mentally exhausted. he
was glad to be rid of his opera-hat,
and to resume his quiet life as an ordi
nary being. The story conveyed some
very useful teaching. Reference has
been made to the pressure of circum'
stances, and all that needs to be said in
Interpretation of the phrase is that the
Prince of Wales has, for several years,
been called upon to assume many Of the
public functions that we're formerly dis
charged by Prince Albert, and more
legitimately fell upon a King than
Queen. He has patterned his conduct
on the example of his father. Speak.
ing the first time at the Royal Academy
banquet in 1868, when in his twenty
second year, he said, u can not, on this
occasion. divest my mind of the associa.
lions connected with my beloved and
lamented father. His bright example
can not fail TO stimulate my effort to
tread in his footsteps. The Prince
Consort aimed at being short, pithy and
exhaustive. The Heir-Apparenu has
taken him for his model, but he has
touched u much greater variety Of sub
iects. The published speeches of Prince
Albert range from 1910 to 1860, and are
"a in number. The Prince Of Wales
collected addresses run from 1868 &c
1888, and are l5+ in number. Eleven
have been delivered at Royal Academy
banquets, six at Trinity House, and fou,
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Music. The more numerous addressed
touch such diversified subjects as com.
merce, agriculture, education, public
works, medical charities and general
philanthropy. They are short, kindly
and appreciariye, obviously bearing
about them the stamp of the Prince OF
Wales NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Family
Magazine.
The population OF Iceland dimin.
ished 2.400 between 1855 and and 1855,
being at the close Of the latter veal
SO, 224. The decline is due to emigra
ton to America. The native fishermen
complain that their business Is being
ruined by English fishing steamers.
A book that is likely to make some
stir"-the cookbook. -Norristown Her
aid.
-Bacon-'The doctor said yoo had a
very high fever, last week" Egbert-
81 guess he was right, l notice by
his bill his charge was SIS. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
-Gilhooly-'I heard you were not ex'
pected to live" Gus De Smith-"Yes,
tho doctors gave me up" ''How did you
come TO get well?7 Il gave up the
doctors Texas Siftings.
Miss GuShlere-'H torturing, how
fearful the thought must be for a great
singer 10 know she has lost her voicet
M Praclere-''It'sm much more torturing
when she doesn't know it.'-Hartford
Lampoon.
--"Sir,' he said to the proprietor OF a
Try goods store, Il have called 70 notify
5ou no, 10 trust my wife on my account
As she" Don't worry. sir, it ha.
1cea sen years sin YOU had any credit
st this storo'' Det.oit Free Press.
-.'Grt oGt OF this sud tailor TO an
lutidy looljne tramp. who had strayed
ITO his store. This IS not a fitting
re-, for vnu II doubt If it's fitting
! place Tor any body, replied the tramp,