The age-herald., 1901-01-22

Albert Edward, known the world over as the Prince of Wales is the Grown Prince of Great Britain. In addition to being the Prince of Wales, he is the Duke of Rothe- say, Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prince of Saxony, Earl of Chester, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Dublin, Baron Renfrew and Lord of the Isles. His only Christian names are Albert Edward, fewer than is usual with royal persons.
 Albert Edward was born November 9, 1S41, at Buckingham Palace The Duke of Wellington, who was in the palace at the time is said to have asked the nurse
 .Is it boy?"
 its a Prince, your grace answered the justly offended woman
 The oft-repeated declaration that the Prince of Wales is the best all-round sport in the world is rather surprising when one looks into his early training. AS little fellow he was secluded from the pub lie as much as possible in order not 10 ex- cite his vanity His first governess was Lady Littleton, MT. Gladstone's sister. Ills education was a matter of considerable dis cussion. Numerous bishops were consulted. They were unanimously that the prince should be given an education wholly Eng fish and strictly moral. His traveling be- gan when he was seven years of age He first went to Ireland, and his impressions of the Irish people were such at that time he has never ceased to indicate great liking for them. In 1S55 the prince ac- companied his parents to Paris. While there he attended his first state ball. It was given by the Emperor of Versailles. In 1860 the prince visited Canada and the Uni ted States
 In 1861 the prince became an undergrad uate of Trinity College, Cambridge. Charles Kingsley gave him special lectures. He was treated, it Is said with great str1ct- hnd tn Uit Colonel Bruce ..-
 Shortly after this the Prince Consort contracted his mortal illness. Had he lived it is probable that Bertie's strict educa- tion would have been more thoroughly car ried out, and he might have grown up less of a pleasure lover. The prince was ter ribly prostrated with grief at his fathers death and could not be reused from it for weeks
 Next year the prince took a trip up the Nile with Dean Stanley. He made 1t rule that there should be no shooting on Sunday, crocodiles excepted. From Egypt he passed on to the Holy Land, which he viewed with becoming emotion
 February 5, 1863, the prince was married to the Princess Alexandria of Denmark. who has since become the most popular. woman in England. Parliament voted $200,- 900 year fo rthe prince and $50,0Qo for the bride. The young couple began housekeep- ing on a comfortable. income of $550000
 
 his minority, moreover, the Prince Con- sort had saved enough to purchase the fine country estate of Sandringham, in Norfolk. The young couple took Marlbor- ough House, London, for town house.
 He made his famous tour of India in 1875. He took $200,000 with him, to be spent in presents. His first appearance was made in Bombay, on a splendidly capari- soned elephant. In India he talked with seven thugs, killed tigers and brought home r,aort rin txrhio oh ic cfi1 ixrin at Gpn dringham.
 For many years after this the princes life was uneventful. It was spent in laying foundation stones and making speeches as far as the public part concerned Among other things he opened was the Forth bridge.
 In 1888 he celebrated his silver wedding and in the following year the first mar riage among his children occurred that of the Princess Louise to the Duke of Fife his old chum.
 The prince's favorite statesman is Cecil Rhodes. He has always had a strong ad- miration for the Jews having numbered Lord Rothschild, Baron de Hirsch and others among his intimate friends.
 He receives over 300 letters a day, most of which must be answered, He never uses a typewriter. He spends $5000 a year for telegrams. During the Tranby-Croft scandal he received numerous pamphlets on the evils of gambling, most of which he acknowledged. I
 On the very important subject of clothes the biography says:
 His Royal Highness does not confine his custom to any one London tailor; on the contrary, he is careful to distribute his patronage, and it is a mistake to fam cy that his Royal Highness pays very much more for his clothes than do other people H1s vasasokS ..s necessarily larger