Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-04

they visited Italy. Beside his love for
science he is fond of literature, especi-
ally Shakespeare and Dante, and being
full Of his love for science and poetry,
It is said that he talked a good deal
about them ct the various courts Of
Europe, and that the emperor of Ger
many playfClly gave him the nickname
Of the royal encyclopedia"
Since his marriage four years age
Tttn tne beautiful Princess Helene CT
Montenegro the prince of Naples has
come to be better known and better
liked. The couple have Travelled about
d good deal, and have represented Italy
at court funerals and weddings and
c0r0natiOns, so that the princes Shy
ness and seif-consciousness have worn
off to some extent. He is recognized
as a man Of strong opinions. One OF
the things in which he will differ from
his father is his treatment Of anaTcn-
lists. King Humbert forgaye one who
tried to kill him. committed his death
sentence to Imprisonment for life, and
pensiOned the prisoners mother. Then
he secured the passage Of a law to
abolish capital punishment. The new
king believes that anarchy should be
dealt with severely, and it is expected
that he will try to have capital punish
ment restored in Italy. He is said to
be much more aristocratic than his
father; that is. he will probably ningie
less with the people, and confer special
hOnOrs on the nobility, in which he in
GUIDES the noble in inte,lect-peOple
who have written great books, painted
pictures, carved statues, erected great
works Of architecture or made scien-
ti1c discoveries or inventions.
Beyond this, it is known that he is
personally brave, with both physical
and moral courage. He will take his
duties seriously and perform them
faithfully, perhaps even brilliantly,
for he is much more widely informed
man than was his father. And he will
get more out of life in various ways,
for the Quirinal, or royal palace at
Rome, will undoubtedly attract to it
men Of genius of all nations, and Italy
will become once more, as it has been
so often in the past, the center of lit
erature and art and science.
The Beautiful Queen Helene.
His wife, Queen Helene, will help
| him in making the court and capital
Of Italy brilliant. Although one Of the
most beautiful women in Europe she
was one of the poorest princesses be-
fore her marriage, and was brought up
in a mountain village among the
| mountaineer warriors of Montenegro.
| Her fathers little principaIity Of
! Montenegro is almost exactly opposite
the heel of Italy's boot on the Adriatic
sea. 1t contains less than 1000 square
miles, and is about as large as the
state of Connecticut. These miles
stand chiefly ION end as Kipling said
of a mountain principality in India.
| Because of these mountains this little
country, although surrounded by Tur-
| key on three sides, and by the sea on
the fourth, has never been conquered.
/ Queen Helene's father, Prince Nikita,
once held back a Turkish army of
100000 with 10000 mountaineers, and
prevented their entering the country.
Here, in a high mountain valley at
Csttinze, the present queen of Italy
| was born. and grew as beautiful and
| free and light footed as a gazelle. She