Arizona republican., 1901-10-27

plain, the walls being covered with old fashioned family portraits and count
 less souvenirs which formerly be
 ,1nged to his late brother Prince
 Baudoin. The princes study is 8 large,
 bright room, decorated in gay colors, and coniains many valuable curios col lected during his travels. One wall of
 tli.- room is covered with carved
 booksneIves. On these his highness has arranged a compete series of bronzes by the sculptor Mignon, representing
 soldiers of all the Belgian regiments.
 Above all Prince Albert is a soldier.
 Not only has he nothing to learn re- garding the Belgian army. but he has made a study of foreign military systems .an1 even gone so far as to suggest to his royal uncle several i'm provements in the present order of things When 10 years old he sent in to the king a written request for an
 audience. The next day brought him
 Il most important looking document, bearing the royal seal, and stating that his majesty would be pleased to
 grant him an audience at such and
 such hour in the reception hall | Little Prince Albert had to dodge les
 sons to get there. but he managed to keep the appointment, and with all | due ceremony was uShered into his | uncle's presence by the palace cham | berlain. The bold, concise way in ! which he stated his mission greatly | tickledi the king. He had been an eye
 witness of several pitiable cases of i poverty among the soldiers. and had
 come to petition an increase In their
 wages Let this increase be taken i from the officers salaries. your ma- jesty," pleaded the boy. They marry i wives with lots and can wen afford 1 it. Your royal highness.' replied
 the king. affecting a serious air. |, though secretly much amused. you ! will perhaps be king one day. It
 would be unfair for me to be credited
 with an innovation of which you are 1 the author. This problem, therefore, ! w.rn be reserved fer you. In the mean | time. here is a little assistance for the
 most needy added King Leopold. at
 the same time signing a check for $200. ! Next to the army comes machinery. [ Prince Albert has always had per { feet mania for wheels and cranks, and ' could make a good living did cir
 cumstances require 1t, as a civil en-
 sineer. A large room in Assche Pal i ace is known as ''his royal highness' 1 workshop It is filed with electrical apparatus of every description minia-
 ture motors and locomotives one of | which he constructed at the tender
 age of 8. The prince is also exceed | ingly fond of travel and has visited all
 points of interest in Europe and Amer | ica- Like everything else he does. he | prefers to travel in the simplest pos | sible fashion, and is never more dis | appointed than when his fncognito Is
 betrayed. Unlike most royalty, his
 incognito is not limited to a mere
 change in name. To visit Oxford in all it's details he disguised himself as an English student. With dark blue
 spectacles on his nose and d pack of | books under his arm, his highness was
 able to visit the most eccentric quar-
 ters of the town, and even gain an in- l sight into college life by mixing with
 the students themselves. The same
 mask served him later in the United
 S'taies on more than one occasion. Tn
 Paris he once visited a questionable
 quarter by the aid of a cabby's regi-
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