Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-07
EDWARD VII, THE MAN.
Personal Side of the New Ruler-- fiis
 Earlier Career.

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 Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, K. G., K. T., K. F., field marshal in the English and German armies, a colonel many times over, and lot of other things besides, has been popular in his own country for . number of years past. At enc time the contrary was the case. It was known that he was not an ideal family man. But as he gradually approached the age of 60, people began to realize that he was settling down. His earlier indiscretions were condoned. And as he always appeared in public with the Princess of Wales, it was realized that the prop critics were observed, at least in a for mai way.
 Perhaps it was felt that the Prince of Wales had only followed precedent in "living his own life." Be that as 1t may, his unfailing good humor, his love of sport of all sorts, his wonder ful memory for faces and names, his friendship for Gladstone, his willing ness to perform the ornamental pub lie functions which the queen was unable to attend to, his feliciJous speeches, whether he wrote them him. self or not, gradually resulted in change of pubic opinion, and recently he has been as popular in London as he had been in Paris. Tine court under his rule will be as sedate as 1t was under his mother. Queen Alexandra is as strict in the matter of propriety us was the late sovereign.
 The new King was born at Bucking- nam Palace, November 9, lS4l. lie was christened Albert Edward and ere ated Prince of Wales and Earl of Ches- ter 'by patent," also Earl of Dublin. He held by birth number of Scottish titles, including those of Lord of the Isles and Great Stewart. He went to , college for year at Edinburgh, then proceeded to Christie Church, Oxford, where he studied for year, and after ward took four terms at Cambridge. RECEPTION IN AMERICA.
 After leaving the university he wis tied Canada and shis country. lie made an excellent impression. New YOrk's reception to the heir of the English throne was of very enthusi- astlc sort, and the prince showed a keen appreciation of the fact. He was made brevet colonel in the army in 1853, and went through a period of training at the Curragh camp, Kildare, Ireland, in 1861. He became general Tn 1862, and field marshal in 1875.
 The prince, accompanied by the famous Dean Stanley as tutor, visited Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land in 1862. On his return ha became member of the privy coun- cil and took his seat in the house of lords as Duke of Cornwall. He was married on March 10, 1863, at St. Gsorge's Chapel, Windsor, to the beau tiful Princess Alexandra, eldest daugh- ter of the present king of Denmark. Parliament voted him an income of G40,0 per annum. From the Duchy of Cornwall he drew an additional fl00,0 900 year. The prince renounced the right of succession to the duchy of Saxe-Soburg-Goth in favor of his younger brother, Prince Alfred, Duke . of Edinburgh, who died last year, afterward succeeded to that throne. For a number of years the princes formal duties, in the shape of opening exhibitions and laying foundation stones, were broken by frequent visits , to the continent. In the winter of 1871 he was taken with typhoid fever and came near dying. He was able to attend the celebrated Thanksgiving service at St. Paurs cathedral, on Feb
 ruary 27, 1872. The same year he be- came grand master of the Free Masont , of England, and in 1875 first principal of the Royal Arch Free Masons. The same year he visited India.
 HIS VISIT TO IRELAND.
 n In company with the princess ane 5 his eldest son, the Duke of Clarence
 he visited Ireland. lhe Irish people r always ready to forgive and forget p were as cordial as if he had been | l. regular visitor. One of the events o u this tour was the conferring of the de
 gree of doctor of music on the Princes
 of Wales by the Royal University. A
 one place the local Nationalist ban' a sat up all night practicing "God Say
 the Queen," in order to be ready fo ,- the visit of the royal party. It was al
 air which the musicians had neve if played before. The prince became
 grandfather in 1891, by the birth o n the daughter of the Duchess of Fife.
 In the summer of 1893 and 1894 h. a raced the Britannia, and in 1894, afte
 many racing successes, he captures n the blue ribbon of the turf, his horse Persimmon, winning the Derby. O.