The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-29

part of the loot of victory the Corsican in
sisted upon an Austrian princess for his
WIFE,.
The death of the little king of Rome, Ma
poleon's soA, miserable, weakJminded Great
ure that he was, which took place at tie
Austrian court. was FASTENED by the treat
nenl he received at the hands OF the Haps-
burgs. They considered this fetribution Tor
the wrongs which the great fatlef had done
Emperor William and drink The health OF
the Triple Alliance, but the disaster Which
came to his army at the hands of the Prus-
slams he never will forget, and when it
COMES to choosing a wife it Is natural that
he should seek her neither in the German
nor in the Bonapartist family. In sense
it is appropriate that the family that has
kept its throne through such VlcissitudeS
should ally itself to the family that has
lost its throne entirely. a-
The eldest sister of the Duo d'Orleans,
Marie Amelia, is the queen Of Portugal;
to them. They again found Some sausfac-
ton in the defeat by the Prnssians of Ma
poison Ill. who had triumphsd over them.
But Francis Joseph will not forget Kong
gratz. lie may go on hunting trips with
the second sister is the wife of the Due
d Aosta. Charles of Portugal weighs 4o0
pounds, and the Duke of Aosta is hair
Drained scapegraee The duchess has been
a patient of Dr. Schenk, who mas gained
wide celebrity for his discoveries. AS a re-
suit, the duke is the father OF a boy who
may one day be king Of Italy. Francis Jo-
seph will not desire that his hfst-oorn pe
a girl for in Austria the Sa4ic law is ad-
hcred to, and girl may not occupy the
throne.
DR.. Schenk will be given an opportunity
of putting his theory to final test 50 Tar
as the people of mis- native land are con-
cerndd. Upon his skill may depend whether
or not the old emperor shall nave son
4 nj g
tfia tho silver crown of Hungary aud be
rnnfinally the emperor of the Holy Roman
Empire If he is a promising boy he Will
b. another link in the chain ef fortunate
e5egpes which have been the lot of Haps-
Bfirrs and the death of the enapeTor's 9TH
CT son Prince Rudolph, will haFe been Tor
The best When Rudolph was killed in
drunken bout weak and wortttess as he
was. Austria had cause for grief.
FRANCIS Joseph's death at that time Woulo
i4ave meant tlfat his o1ouffeT, Alchduke
Ludwig. would have 20 ehe throne
q-ne public men of AasCra said that
would be as well for the ef1ssaire to sepa-
rate when Ludwig was crowned as aItep-
words He was fanatic Of the Middle age
typs lie believed in the temporal power OF
The pope and in the divine right OF the
Fapsbl,res to rule Austria and Hungary
absolutely without the help OF the people
or paralnents.
Upon the new empress-to-pe VIA uepeho
in great measure the integrity Of the Aus
trian empire Though the Empress ELIZA
beth never appeared at public fnnctions'
and though She was so eccentric. the Hun
earians We're attached to her deeply: Inc
mourning in Budapest over her death was
far more pronounced than in any other cap
ifai in Europe except st. Petersburg, III Is
abella of Orleans possesses a NTefnan's tact
she may succeed in taking hliHasaths pace
in the Magyar heart. As rsssesa<- penollS
the minority of little prince ia ease OF her
husbands death, the sympathy winch her
position and that OF the bog are poohu 10
attTaot will be a political ally jast as it has
always been in Spain.