Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
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Is valued at fifteen thousand dollars,
and win figure at the exposition next
year.
The king. when dlyertlng himself az
Casoares, does not look IN the least like
ones preconcelyed notions OF royal per-
sonages In lieu Of a crown. he wears
a plebian straw hat Tilted over his nose
beneath which protrudes an unusually
long and Fat cigar, when he strols
about the sands or goes driving over
the hilis, accompanied by an aide-de-
camp. Dom Carlos title Is absurdly out
OF proportion. with the little he has 20
command II Is "Kng Of Portugal and
Algarves, Within and beyond the Seas
IN Africa: Lord Of Guinea and Of the
Navigation and Commerce OF Ethiopia,
Arabia Persia and the hides" lie Il
Just thlr,y-siy years ola and has
reigned not quite eleven years. His
government Is
ROTTEN TO THE CORE;
but Il has been 20 from time lmmemor-
lal and nobody has a bad word for
b0ysh. good-tempered Dom Carlos.
The fact ls, he Is no more the real ruler
Of Portugal than Queen Victoria Is Of
England. or Mr. Mckinley OF the Unit
cd States The cnblret Is supposed 70
represent the Portuguese nation IN all
public affairs, and. they seem to have
made O deep study Of the art and
science OF How not TO do H." To the
rorthcrner. It Is simply unaccountable
how four million people who are not
towards can tamely submit 10 be eter-
nally so robbed and harassed. The
answer lies In the fact that the bulk
Of the population are altogether Hitter.
ate. The rest belong 70 two classes
either the titled robbers. or the agri.
culturists; and the latter have no time
90 spare for seditlon. They must be IN
their fields early and late. every day IN
the year, II they would pay the exor-
bitant taxes and live. In the Cham
Der Of Deputies, the large majority are
OF course firmly grounded IN monarch
ism. New md then a slight agitation
arises In favor ~ republiconlsm, the
agltators calling themselves progress
sionlsis but Il hardly rlpples the sur
face Of affairs A few years ago, short
~ after the shining example Of Brazil,
an uprising seemed imminent. For a
month
THE ROYAL YACHT
was kept waiting In the Tagus, pro-
visloned and with banked fires, ready
for any emergency that might arise.
II was manned by officers and sailors
upon whom the king could absolutely
rely; and most Of the royal plate and
Jewels were also kept on board-for az
ter the manner Of Latin rev0lutlonsts,
the first thing the sons OF liberty think
OF would be the sacklng and footing OF
royal palaces.
Among The most edlfying sights at
Cascares Is that OF Donna Marie Pla.
the good queen-mother, tramping sturd-
lily about IN stout shoes or shooting az
marks from her upper window IN bour-
geos fashion. But when the fancy
selzes her this energetic daughter Of
| King Emanuel can cut the greatest
swell OF anybody In Portugal and has
| gained for herself the reputation Of be-
| Ing the best-dressed woman In Europe
.-on occasion Dom Alfonso. the kings
younger brother, Is rather fast fellow.
| IN a mild but merclless way. lie Is an
inveterate gambler and II said TO have
| remarkable success In raking In the
| pesas. You may see him any day at
! Cascares. driving four big black mules
In n high brake The harness Is OF
rope, with many bells and red tas-
sells. lie stands up on the box swear
ing like trooper and flogging
the poor beasts numerically with a
cruel, long-lashed, short-handled stock
whip.
Immediately after sunset the car
rlages return from the hilltop drive
and pull up as close to the palace as
possible. Everybody gets out and
stands gossIplng and shaking hands on
the terrace that oyefhangs the sea, The
king and queen walk about upon the
terrace noddng and smiling genlally
and many press TO kiss Amalie's hand
Nine O'clock IS the royal dinner hour,
and the people remain 10 listen TO the
military band that always plays while
the royal household takes Its feed. At
that time the drawbridge Is lifted and
everybody who rkes-peasants. towns
people, tourists and all. may come
through the great gates and gaze at
the royal party sitting at ease on the
breezy battlementF. II is safe to say
that II there ever Is a successful revo.
luton In Portugal. It will come at that
idle, unguarded hour.
In the Lisbon factories, women work
from sunrise 20 sunset for the munih-
cent salary OF four pence In Portuguese
currency. or about one-quarter cent In
our money. How they live. heaven
only knows; but they seem both con-
tented and happy A local author
has lately published a book, showing
that the poverty Of the country is all
due TO It's large amount OF uncultivat-
ed land. You are surprised TO learn
that ~ per cent OF Portugals area Is
left to itself as compared 20 Belgium's
per cent, and Germany's 3 per cent.
Certainly In this genial soil and ell
mate
ENOUGH BREADsTUFF
for home consumption ought to be
grown. An English criticism on the
aforementioned book Justly says:
bad rulers and a weakly, resigned
people, would override the adyan-
tages OF Increased cultivation were
every corner Of Portugal titled to its
utmost. The national mind wants
cultlvatlng as well as the soil. II the
whole nation could be sent 10 school
and taught arithmetic II might yet
be saved without catastrophe"
Though illteracy prevails 10 such an
unheard Of extent among the middle
aged. there Is hope for the rising gem
Grafton Public instruction Is now
regulated by law, all children between
the ages Of seven and fifteen being
compelled 10 attend primary school, II
there Is one within reasonable distance
from their homes, under penalty OF the
parents fine or deprivation OF civll
rights. Under this new law there are
already upwards O. 5000 primary
schools in the country; besides seven.
teen "Lycecs" for higher instruction
where pupils are prepared 20 enter one
OF the several fine universities, The
special schools are very ably conducted
and modern Portuguese policy gives 9
higher status 10 teachers and profess
sors OF all grades than they car obtain
I'm most other countries, Among the
higher grade schools are the polytech.
mic academies at Lisbon and Oporto
medical and Industrial institutes in both
those cities. an exceptionally fine uni.
verslty at Coimbra; az Lisbon the IN.
stltute general OF agriculture, the roy.
al and marine observatories conserva.
tory % music and valuable public
library: besides the archives of the
Tore del Tombo. with which Is con.
, necied school Of photography and
, 4 dinlornacy