The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10
he IS The LUCKIEST MAN
King Milan Of SeTYia, Who Has Just
Come Into His Seventh Fortune.
THE WORST OLD NAN IN The WORLD.
Servia Paid Him q Million 20 Abdicate,
aud Now Alexander Is Afraid lie
VIII Return-Milan's jag OF
JOY in Paris,

some men are born lucky. Old ex-King
Milan. formerly OF servia, bat for the last
nine years Of Paris, has inherited another
fortune.
This comes just in the nick of time.
lilo was recently expelled from the most
prominent club in Paris for the non-pay-
utnt off dues. and this fortune means that
Doc can hold up his disreputabie old mead
% little longer
None of Mlan's fortunes have lasted
hm over five years. This one Will PROB
ably fare no better than the reA
Milan formerly ruled Servia with Nat
au. dis wife. Their son Alexander was
lelr apparent TO the throne. But Milan
Was sd bad that Natalie had TO get
divorce from him in lssS and the next
year the Servians paid the old king
million dollars TO leave Servia forever.
Alexander he boy was placed on the
throne.
when told that his father had come into
another fortune Alexander shook his heaa
and said. "Oh. that 10 had come 10 me-
] would have given an TO servia.
Alexander has just been twenty-one
The boy is afraid Of his father ana
fears ho may return with the faithful
and trv Co Iotako the throne.
Milan of sor,Ia SIS the wickedest king
that ever was. other kings have been bad,
bat an analysis OF their history always
shows some rodecmlng quality. Milan
has none and doesn't want any Leopold
on Belgium is "a wicked old sinner. but no
rs a respectable member of society COM
pared with Milan
milan has lust inherited a fortune,
which hrInrs his unsavory name again
l,roro fhe public. In the days when
Madison was President the peasants
0floeb and Pephrom. TWO brothers. were
su,inoberdors on the Servian hills. BLACK
Ccor~. " another peasant was leading
revolt AGAINST tho Turkish rule The Turks
nverraroo him ana he was forced TO iiy.
when he came back 20 SerNa IN 1910 ne
found that during his absence Mllosh' me
ewlnoherder. had made himseiI leaoeI OF
49, ce,,.,., r,fional Marty The Servians
wanted Z, rcinstate Black George, nut
sfiosh was in politics 90 stay. ana han
Georre arsassinafed. After many Nlcissl-
tudcs sorvia gained her indepondenee'
and the royal house of ObrenoVich was
established on the throne.
Michael. The lost descendant or Ola
Nn0sh was aefass.natcd in 1865 py an
emlssary of the family OF Black George
IN revenge for tho murder ~ that leader
by MnCeh, and Mlchaels cousin, Milan
the grandson Of fcphrem, became the
lie MAY RETURN TO THE THRONE.
reiening Prince Milan inherited all the
ooarstnCfs OF hts grandfather, the swine
herder. without any OF his redeeming
traits On his low and deDraved nature
he has ingrafted all tho vices which the
nineteenth century could furnish and
now. az the ago OF torty-three. when he
should Do IN the primo Of HE. he is
bu ned out debauchec.
Nothing except his hardy peasant
blood has kept him from dying long ago.
lie Was nrst known as Prince Of soryia,
but proclaimed himself king soon after
the treaty OF Paris. lie ascendod the
throne Of Scrvia I'm 1872, and al once pro-
ceeded 20 make things lively IN Belgrade.
giis marriage put no check upon his