Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10
TIE LUCE|EST NAN
N IRE World.
He Is Old Ling Milan Of
SerVia,
Who Has Just Come Into Into His
Seventh Worst Old Man
on Earth-Servia Paid Him a
Million to Abdicate, and Now
Alexander is Afraid He Will Re-
turn Milan's Jag of Joy in Paris.
Some men are born lucky.

some men are born lucky.
Old ex-King Milan, formerly of Ser
via, but for the last nine years of Paris
has inherited another fortune
This come just in the nick Of time
He was recently expelled from the most
prominent club in Paris for non-pay
ment Of dues, and this fortune means
that he can hold up his disreputable old
head a little longer
None Of Milan's fortunes have lasted
him over five years. This one will
probably fare no better than the rest.
Milan formerly ruled Servia with
Natalie, his wife. Their son Alexander
was heir apparent to the throne. But
Milan was so bad that Natalie had to
get divorce from him in 1888, and the
next year the Servians paid the old
King million dollars to leave Servia
forever. Alexander, the boy, was placed
on the throne.
When told that his father had come
into another fortune Alexander shook
his head and said: ooh, that it had
come to me! l would have given all to
Servia.'
Alexander has Just been twenty-one.
The boy is afraid of his father, and
fears he may return with the faithful
and try to retake the throne.
Milan of Servia is the wickedest king
that over was. Other kings have been
bad, but an analysis of their history al
ways shows some redeeming quality.
Milan has none and doesn't want any.
Leopold of Belgium is a wicked old sin
ner. but he is a respectable member of
society compares with Milan.
Milan has Just inherited a fortune.
which brings his unsavory name again
before the public In the days when
Madison was President the peasants
Milosh and Yephrem, two brothers,
were swineherders on the Servian hills
BLACK George" another peasant, was
forced to fly. When he came back to
Servia in 1917 he found that during his
absence Milosh, the swineherder, had
made himself the leader of the Servian
national party. The Servians wanted
to reinstate Black George, but Milosh
was in politics to stay. and had George
assassinated. After many vicissitudes
Servia gained her independence and
the royal house of Obrenovich was es-
tablished on the throne.
Michael, the last descendant Of old
Milosh, was assassinated in 1868 by an
emissary of the family of Black George
in revenge for the murder of that lead
er by Milosh, and Michael's cousin, Mi
Ian, the grandson Of Yephrem, became
the reigning Prince. Milan inherited
all the coarseness of his father, the
sWlneherd, without any of his redeem
ing traits. On his low and depraved ma
ture he has migrated all the vices
which the nineteenth century could fur
httshps, AND now. at the age Of fortv-three.
Nothing except his hardy peasant
blood has kept him from dying long
ago. He was first known as Prince Of
Servia, but proclaimed himself king
soon after the treaty of Paris. He as
canded the throne in Servia in 1872, and
at once proceeded to make things lively
in Belgrade.
His marriage put no check upon his
career of crime, and the royal palace
was the most abandoned house in Eu-
rope. There was carousing and gam