Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-09

t regarded as constituting an object OF
2 particular solicitude and regard on the
part of the reigning house.
Young King Alfonso has just been
promoted from ponies to full fsdged
} horses, an advancement which ne
greatly appreciates, as he is passion
ately fond of riding. He has rather
large stable supplied from the royal
stud farm at ATanjueZ and REINFORCED
} by gifts from many eminent person
ages. Burgalesa, his first mount, was
a present from the city of Burgess. His
present fav0rite, Pole a magnificent
chestnut, was a gift from the Count
of Torrearies. The royal lad has an
excellent seat in the saddle, for which
he is indebted to his riding master,
BellidO, who attends him in all his
rides, as equerry.
The young kings principal friend
just now is the young Count Of Almo-
dOvar, son of the minister of foreign
affairs in the Sagasta cabinet. and the
count has Of tate been taking most of
his lessons, and in particular his mill
tary instruction, with his sovereign.
The duke of AlmOdovar was educated
at an English public school, and ac-
cording t. English ideas.
Everybody is aware that the coun-
tess de Martel, so well known under
her literary pseudonym of 'Gyp," is
the grand niece of the great revOlu-
tionary statesman and orator, Mira
beau, whose eloquence first shook and
then sought to save the throne CT
France. But what is not so widely
Known is that she is the great grand
daughter of Danton, first the blood
thirsty associate and then the rival of
| Robespierre. Like the latter, he per-
ished on that very scaffo1d to which
he had sent so many thousands of in
Locent people for no ether Offense
than that they were Catholics and ar
istocrats.
In view of this ancestry 1t is some
what strange to find ''Gyp" champion
ing the cause of the aristocracy against
the people, and of the extreme party of
the church against the more liberal
element in politics and creed. By
means of her facile pen she has con-
tributed more than any one else to
Eenvenom the situation in connection
with the Dreyfus case, Indicating alike
in her novels and in those witty dia-
1ogues of hers published in the daily
and the serial press that the fight
about Dreyfus is nothing more nor less
than a conflict between the church and |
the aristccracy on the one side, and
Judaism, irreligiOn, and the masses on
the other.
There are many in France who look
tG her writings as their guide to fash /
ion and to the upper rank Of society. |
Upon these she has impressed the con-
victicn that it is fatal to social aspir
ations to listen to the voice OF reason
in the Dreyfus question, or to manifesl-
the least degree of sympathy fer the
much tortured prisoner. Indeed, to
read her utterances anent the Dreyfus
case, which were so venomCus that
even the vice Parisienne was compelled
the other day to suspend their publ
cation, it is difficult to realize that she
has in her veins the blood CT both
A1iTabeau and of the sanguinary tar
rorist, Danton.
They are telling On the other side of
the water the following story concern
ing the prince of Wales and a wealthy
American who was much to the fore
az Cowes The prince is fond of tell
ing stories, some Of them, alas, no
longer new, and being aware of this
fact the transatlantic visitor cOnsid-
cred that it would be a good method
of winning the good will Of the arbiter
CT English society to show a warm
appreciation CT the royal anecdotes.
The prince, who is no fool, was quick
to detect this and determined to avail
himself CT the first opportunity to
show that he understood the little
game.
The occasion soon arrived The
prince was telling a story, and hap
pened to pause before he reached the
point, whereupOn the millionaire in
his anxiety to please, exclaimed, with
a hearty, though not altogether nat
ural laugh.
Sir, that story just hit me-"
Yes" s1Cwly replied the prince, Il
thought it had missed fire.
Although the German empress has
entirely recovered from the accident,
which consisted in the fracture Of one
Of the smaller bones in her leg, yet
he press has observed a peculiar 81
ence with regard to the fact that she
S indebted for her quick GONZALES
renee. not to a regular member of the
medical profession, but To a man CT |
he name of HesSing, carpenter by |
raGe, who for yEarS past has made a s
speciality of treating broken bones and h
spinal troubles. W "
Perhaps his most famous cure was al
hat of the aged grand duke of LuXem- al
)urg, who fractured his hip through a a,
all When IN MS elgnty-nrSt year, ana sc
Who was entirely given up by his dec " "
ClS, VINO declared pnaI ne would re de
main bed ridden for the remainder OF CT
- ;j-fo Tho or,.o,,d ALI. = - Ell 81
overed that he is able to walk with Sc
ut even limp, and to follow the dog NJ
" the hour on foot when cut shoot Ia
ng.
1t seems that it was the mending of -
r0ken legs and arms Of chairs and "
ables while following his trade as
DINER that first gave to Tossing the
dea OF devCting his attention to the
lending Of the broken arms and legs
t his fellow creatures. -Marquise de
'ontenoy in Washington Post.
ONE ON THE OFFICE BOY.