Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-01

Sweyn and Canute took the whole loaf,
were kings of England. The present
queen of England is Dane, daughter
Of Christian TX. of Denmark; and
Princess Maud of Wales married
Prince Karl of Denmark. 1t isn't SO
bad showing for family, to have one
child queen of England, one king of
the Hellenes, one ex-empress of Rus
STA. If one can't be great ones self it
is something to be parent-in-law to
great ones.
Little Belgium also has rich oonnse-
tions to boast of, England, France and
Austria; but poor King Leopold has
not been SO fortunate in marrying off
his children as his brother king of Den
mark. His daughter Stephanie led an
exceedingly stormy life with Rudolph
Of Austria, and since his tragic death
she has caused her poor family and her
Austrian family-in-law no end of
trouble with her humble love affair.
Another daughter, Princess Louise of
SaxeCoburg-Gotha, has not behaved
prettily at all. Because of her last es-
capade, an elopsment with an Austrian
officer, the roof of lunatic asylum
has been adjuged her proper shelter.
It is to be hoped the good old kings
love for his horses and his enjoyment
of the automobile will compensate him
to some degree for his naughty chill
dren. Leopold III. has no son. In right
OF succession to the throne of Belgium,
the prince of Flanders comes first, the
duke of Connaught second.
The grand duchy of Luxembourg,
squeezed in between Prussia, France
and Belgium, until 1866, was included
in the dissolved Germanio confedera-
ton; but by the treaty of London in
1857 was declared neutral territory.
Adolph, the reigning grand duke, sue
ceeded King William III. of the Meth
erlands, who was grand duke of Lux
emburg at the time of his death. 1t is
an extremely picturesque little posses
sion, its forest of Ardennes of especial
beauty. Luxembourg, the capital of the
grand duchy, has been celebrated for
the natural beauty and military
strength of its position; in the latter
it has been ranked with Gibraltar.
The main part of the town is built on
rocky tableland, and the fortified lions,
which once were feature of the place,
were largely hewn out of the solid
rock. These Notifications were trib-
utes to the skill of engineers of three
centuries. AS early as the tenth cen
fury the town began to surround itself
with walls, but it was in 1903 regular
system of Notifications was begun,
and in 172S-34 extensive additions
made. The terms of the treaty of Lon
don ordered the demolition of the for
tidications, and to-day in their place
stands modern public park and rows
of modern residences.
Mecklenburg-Sch grand
duchy presided over by Friedrich
Franz ~, is in the northeastern part
of the German empire, along the Bal
tic. The reigping dukes sister mar
ried the crown PRINCE Of Denmark, an
aunt married Grand Duk, Vladi-
mir, uncle of the present emperor of
Russia. The grand ducal house. of
Neutrality-suspicious. claims to be
the Oldest sovereign house in the west
eih "ofia, tHs geHfaloSical table COM
prising rs generations.
A duchy nearby, little Meclsienbnrg-
Strelitz, years ago furnished wife for
an English king, George III The pres
ent duchess of Mecklenburg- Strelitz is
sister Of the duke of Cambridge.
Montenegro, largely made up Of
mountain and sea, is an interesting,
independent, proud little principality.
Fhe people are mountain folk and
cbafe under restraint, and il is not to
be wondered at that they could MOP
brook even nominal dependence on