Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-22
QUEEN VICTORIA
IS CALLED.
Continued From First Page.

~ separated portions OF the habitabIe globe
was born in dingy old Kensington palace
She was the only daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of Kent. granddaughter of George
III. then king of England, and niece of the
then Prince of Wales, afterward King Will
liam H. In due time she was christened
Victoria. and from the beginning her educa-
tion and training were of the most careful,
for. whileit would have been wild fancy
indeed that had predicted such a career as
she was actually destined to fill, there be-
ing at that time several lives between her
ard the throne, her father and mother. her
grandmother, the dowager Duchess of Co
burg. also grandmother ofthe Prince Albert
who WAS to be prince consort of England's
queen, and indeed George ~ of England
himself, regaSied her as very likely to be
the sovereign of England before her death.
Prince Albert, when he courted Victoria
years afterward, said to her that he had
been told from childhood that one day be
was 10 marry the queen of England, and
she was TO be the queen.
The Duke of Kent, who was the fourth of
seven absolute sons born to King George
Ill. died when Victoria was yet an infant,
leaving behind him an enormous indebted
hess. This was due not only to his extrav-
agant way OF living, but also to the fact
that his royal father adopted the utmost
parsimony in dealing with him. At one
time the duke was sent abroad with an al
lowauce OF but q a week, and on another
occasion all his travelling expenses were put
into the hands of the captain on whose ship
he sailed. 1t was this state of affairs that
caused the widowed duchess to live with
great simplicity-a mode Of life indeed that
doubtless had great deal to do with the
sterling character of Victoria when she as
cenCied the throne
TO wise hands was intrusted the care of
the royal infant. Healthful outdoor exer-
else, plain and wholesome food and the
utmost regularity and punctuality were
the order of the day. The idea that not
only her own time, but that of others as
we'll, was valuable was fostered in Vic
toria's mind The greatest care was taken
to guard against vanity and love of display
or power, and it was not until she was 12
years of age that she was informed of her
possible future 1t is told of her by the
Baroness Lehzen that on receiving this in
formation. ''the princess. having lifted the
forefnger of Ter right hand while she
spoke, gave me the little hand, saying: 4
will be good ] understand now why you
have urged me so much to learn even
Latin ] understand all better now ! will
be good"
Her Accession to the Throne.
Victoria came of age on May "a. 1897, and
on June 20, less than n month later she was
declared queen OF England, William Hi
having just died. 1t was in the middle of
the night that the young girl was notified
that she hal become queen of Great Britain
and sovereign of an empire so vast that ON
IL the sun never sets The messengers who
conveyed to her the news of her accession
TO the throne were the archbishop of Can
terbury, the lord chamberlain and Sir
Henry Halford. They experienced a good
deal of difficulty in obtaining admission, as
the entire palace at Kensington, where the
young pf{pcess resided, was wrapped in
deep sIvnnDer Having at length made
their way to the apartment adjoining her
bedroom. they caused her TO be summoned.
\ few seconds later she appeared, attired
in a loose white dressing gown and shawl.
her long hair .alling over her shoulders and
her bare feet in slippers