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ALBERT EDWARD, v1croKIA's FIEsrDoRN

ALBERT EDWARD, vICToRIA's FII:srDoRN.
man empress in fact, whose affections,
thoughts and utterances were understood
and appreciated d. their true value by her
subjects
Coming to throne tarnished by the i'm
moralities of her predecessors, Queen Vic
toria completely reformed the moral atmos
phere of the court, and to a certain extent
also of the entire British people. for not
withstanding all the epithets that are hurled
against it British society is today infinitely
superior in morals as well rs in honor to
what it was previous to 1881 Vice there is
and always will be in a metropolis so large
As London, in a society SO elastic and &C
cessible as that of England, but vice is no
longer so rampant. so unblushing and SO
public as in days of yore-
That Qneen Victoria fostered the fine
arts is best shown by the fact that a large
proportion of the former enormous imports
of art objects from France into England
have now ceased Britain has learned TO
supply per own demand for art objects
Her majesty's interest in such matters -
these was only natural, for she was one Of
the most accomplished women Of her do
minions, being painter of considerable
merit, a musician Of rare talent, clever
writer. as shown by her Highland Leaves y
and remarkable iinguist. Not content
with knowing German, French and Italian,
she set herself down when past the age OF
% to study HIndoo, and was able at the time
of her death to converse freely with her two
Or three Indian body servants
Moreover, her long experience as ruler
and the profound knowledge which she pos
sessed of international politics were almost
without parallel among the European SOW
ereigns and statesmen, and endowed her
with great prestige and influence The Lat
ter, exercised with much caution and fore
sight. proved sufficient on several Occasions
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it was observed that when at the abbey Tia.
various princes and princesses present clnie
forward to do homage to the queen rs she
sat in the chancel on her throne the good
old lady embraced "Unser Fritz with
especial warmth and affection, as if filed
with presentiment of his impending death,
which took place after reign of only 50
days
Seven times during her reign was Queen
Victoria's life attempted, but only on Ont
occasion. in May, 1850. did her majesty re
ceive any actual injury, and that of IA mere
transitory character Her assailant on that
occasion was Il dismissed officer of hussars
and he WAS seized before he had time to ac
complsh more than strike hera sharp blow
in the face with a stick The man was sen
fenced to seven years transportation. IL,
first attempt to assassinate her was mad,
in June, 1910, by a man named Oxford. WE,
fired two pistol shots at her while she W..
driving up Constitution hill with her hu>
band. The would be murderer was dt
tanned several years in prison and at las
accounts was earning his livelihood b
house painting out in Australia
Victoria had nine children-Victorl;,
dowager empress of Germany: Albert F..
ward, prince of Wales, Alice, grand duch
ess of Hesse, Alfred, duke of Edinburgh
Princess Helena, Princess Louise; Arthur
duke of ConnauSht; Leopold, duke of Al
bany and Princess Beatrice. All have h;tti
large families save the Princess Louise. VIII.
married Lord horne.
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On being informed of her new dignity
she burst into tears, and then, addressing
herself to the archbishop, exclaimed, II beg
your grace to pray for me- The whole
party. consisting of the little queen, the
prelate, the lord chamberlain and the late
kings physician, Sir Henry Halford, then
knelt, and there, in the middle of the
night, offered up prayer to heaven that she
might be strengthened from above and
guided TO the blessing of her people.
That was how Queen Victoria com
menced her long and prosperous reign, and
contradiction that her prayer offered up on
the night of her accession has been fulfilled
and that her reign has proved blessing to
her people.
Victoria was from the first idolized by
the English people Her youth appealed
to their sympathies, and her good sense to
their respect. She became sort of national
pet, yet withal she was admired for her
wisdom, her rectitude and her frmness
Greville speaks with somewhat of regret OF
the last mentioned characteristic, evidently
holding that the ordinary impulsiveness
end perhaps even the mistakes Of youth
would have been more charming. The
glories and splendors that attended her
coronation-are they not all set down In
the chronicles of the dayi The ceremonies
occurred on June %, 1888 Never had Eng.
lands metropolis been so crowded. Places
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EVENTS OF HER REIGN,
How History Was Made During Victoria.
Occupancy of the British Throne.

How History Was Made During Victoria's
Occupancy of the British Throne.
Although Nictoria's reign was essential,
one Of peace, it was in no sense an unevent
full ole. Here is brief summary of the
more important events directly affectina
the British governments:
1887 37-S-Rebellion in Canada
1889 4s-Afghan war.
lS40-War with China.
1876 Repeal of the corn laws.
lS47-Famine in Ireland.
lS4SChartist agitation. Small rebellion in
Ireland.
1853 35-Crimean war.
!So1-S-Great sepoy rebellion
lS59-Direct government of India taken.
lS6l-Expedition against Mexico.
lo65-Fenian troubles.
1867 Reform bill passed.
lS6S-Expedition to Abyssinia.
lS.l-Disestablishmen of the Irish church
Alabama claims settled.
1873 Growth OF Home Rule league in Ire
land
ls.5-e,uez canal purchased 10y England
: le1S-Russia checked III Russo-Turkish war
Cyprus acquired from Turkey
lSsO- Beginning Of the Irish agitation of the
present.
1881 2-Trouble and fighting in Iululand.
leS|New Guinea annexed.
1SS. 5 Troubles in Africa
During all these years Victoria s throne
stood firm, thanks probably quite as much
to her own good sense as to the constitu
tional form of the English government.
But during this period the governments OF
the world underwent more changes than
perhaps was the case during the reign of
any monarch of the modern era excepting
that Of George III, who was on England's
throne during the French revolution, and
b.a raitry of | md
half earlier Here is brief resume of the
chief wars and political changes outside the
British empire during Victoria's reign:
1ss-Louis Philippe overthrown. Second
French republic established. with Napoleon III
at it's head.
lSG-Napoleon Ill. by treachery, overthrew
second French republic and established the
second empire.
lS59-C MITIGATION OF Italy hegui. War OF
France and Sardinia against Austria
l66l5-Civil war in America
lSG6-War of Prussia against Austria
l81-C nion Of Austria and Hungary
1S6S-lsabella, Bourbon queen. driven from
the Spanish throne. Provisional government
established.
lS69-Spanjsh regency under Marshal Sierra
no established.
1S.0-Franco- Prussian war begun. Downfall
of second empire of France and stablish-
ment of third republic. Temporal power of the
pope abolished and unitication of Italy COM
pleted. Amadeo. son of the king of Italy, made
king of Spain.
lS.l-Ciose of the Franco Prlissan war. Ger
man empire established.
ls.3-Amadeo a iicated Spanish throne. Re
public formed.
lS15-House of Bourbon restored in Spain.
Alphonso Mi taking the throne.
lsT-War against Turkey by Balkan states
and Russia.
lSs5-BulGaria seized eastern Roumelia-
ls9l-Brazilian revolution. Empire over
thrown and republic established.
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and like most English people she held her
lips slightly open, allowing mere sugges
tion Of white teeth to appear She wore
simple gown of soft white india muslin.
bound around the waist with satin ribbon
Her waist was an English one, long and
slender. The dress was embroidered with
field daisies, and strings Of pearls were
around about her throat. Her arms were
quite bare and without, ornaments. and she
wore no rings on her slim fingers" She re
tained her regal bearing to the last. but al
most every other characteristic given in
this description disappeared many years he
fore her death.
1t is said that Victoria used to consider
herself really at home in but one place and
that her private garden at Osborne. on th,
Isle of Wight. There she had a plot OF
ground - her own private property OF
which no stranger WAS ever allowed to in
trude. A Swiss chalet has been built ,her,
and fitted up as sort of family museum
and in the grounds themselves the qli.1i
has exploited her personal taste in tle maj
ter of tree planting. Royal marriage> wtt
commemorated by planting slips from
myrtle bush
Not far from this row of trees ~ tn,
mourning row, all planted by her u,sjes,,
OF late years the younger members of III.
queens army of descendants have don,
much Of the tree planting, and the place
full of all sorts of trees in commenorai iot
OF all sorts Of events. \ feature Of the EHi
den is wooden playhouse bull, nearly 4
years ago by Victoria's eldest son Albcr
Edward, and his brother, the Duke of t,iIi
burgh. In this structure the p!ayihinl,> -
the queens children are stored There
also miniature fortress built 10y these tw.
under the eye of their father Tie prinr
consort, when they were boys.
When the daughter of Sir Henry ini>ui
by, the queens private secretary, Was n,u
ried. the queen asked Lady Pon,ouhy
there were to be many present at the Ger,
mony. Far from it," was the reply ''lh
house in ambassadors court will not pei
NIT of a crowd 1t is to be very select
I'm that case" said the queen. "perhar
there will be room for an old lady arnun:
the guests-an old lady like mel AM
then Lady Ponsonby went nearly mad wit,
JOY because Of the distinction vouchS,i.4
her daughters nuptials.
When the queen went on a railroad jour
ney, all traffic was stopped on that particu
lar line for quarter of an hour before Tia.
passage Of the royal train and for 10 min
utes afterward as well She had an I'M
movable pref udice against travelling iasisI
than 20 miles an hour and WAS never con
tent to travel at night
In her younger years Victoria devoted
much time TO art, etching being her favor
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HENDERSON, n. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY z, 1901.

along the Tine OF the royal procession
brought high premium BY dark on the
preceding day the people began to gather
At day break of the 2Sth the popular en-
thusiasm had reached high pitch. The
procession outdid anything OF the kind that
had before been witnessed in London. Be-
sides the troops. which were ordered out in
full force, there were twelve royal car
riages. each containing two ladies and two
gentlemen, and each drawn by six pranc-
ing horses. Then came the queens state
coach, drawn by eight cream colored horses
and attended by a yeoman at each wheel
and Il footman at each door The corona
tion itself WAS held in the vast building al
ways used for the imposing ceremonies Of
English royalty Westminster abbey. Vic
torias train Of royal crimson velvet and
ermine WAS borne by eight young ladies' OF
noble birth Canuoiis doomed, trumpets
sounded and men and women cheered out
side the building, ard from every part of
the sacred e.litice were heard enthusiastic
cries Of God save the queenp Hats and
handkerchiefs were waved aloft. peers and
peeresses put on their coronets, and bishops
donned their caps The guests included
other sovereigns, and they yielded to no
one in the enthusiasm of the moment.
The "enthronement" was Il singular por-
tion of the ceremony The young sovereign
was lifted bodily into the royal seat, being
surrounded by archbshops, bishops and
peers. His grace of Canterbury knelt and
did homage for himself and other spiritual
lords, and all kissed the queens hand. Her
uncles, the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge
removed their coronets and did homage
with set and elaborate speech. They touched
the crown upon her head. kissed her left
check and then retired. The peers also
touched her crown, but kissed her hands.
\ Marriage For Love.
Queens enjoy IA privilege which Is with
held, save in leap year, from women occu
pying il less august position i'll the social
scale namely, that Of themselves making
the offer OF marriage, instead of waiting to
receive the proposal from their suitors
And 1t w;ts therefore Queen Victoria who
year after her coronation at Westminster
abbey, Oh June %, 1893 invited her cousin
Prince Albert Of SaXeCoburg Gotha, to
share his life with her. 1t is only stating
the truth to say of this marriage, however
that it was one that had been agreed upon
for many years, providing Victoria herself
approved Of the young man For a time
she is recorded as having been not well
pleased with him, but there Is no doubt
that she fell in love with him before tbs
union was proposed by her. The nuptiai
took place Oh the 10th of February, 1910, il,
the Chapel Royal. ST. James palace. T..
wedding breakfast was given at Buckin2
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DUKE OF CLARENCE, vICTOIIA's GKASnSsbN
deceased
ite form of expression. One vi Gef earliest
pieces Of work was Il portrait OF her e,irs,
daughter, Victoria, now the downseI Em
press Frederick of Germany \ rpm III
Buckingham palace was fitted up with al.
pecessaries for etching and printing, and
there the queen and the prince cousort
used to pass much of their time air.oi bed
with the etching needle and the printing
press.
A very commendable trait ut Queen Vic
toria's character WAS her loyalty To heI
servants. Though exacting even To thu
point Of severity in her demands upon them
few mistresses, royal or Otherwise. have
ever been as considerate of those " ho served
her rs was her majesty Of England When
famous old John Brown died. she was ~
greatly affected Us to ca;lse ridicule on ia.
part Of some journalists well H. other
folk, and there was even II SUSPICION of rcain
dal in some Of the gossip that got abroai
This died out long before Victoria dealt
and WAS doubtless without foundation
The queen wrote much. but published lIi
tie. The two volumes, My Life In tbs
Highlands" and its sequel, published short
ly after John Browns death. were singular
productions. The first was intended ~ p
vent to her feelings on the death al Prime,
Albert, and the other filled the -stui- pun
pose after the decrease Of Brown i.oth Ar
dull, and both disclo-e FAR may a
the daily life Of All exalted prr-oi!;t-,-. wh
was, after ali, but IL woman. aud ia Kiln.
ways very weak and foolish w"uiaiI bni
one who was Of good heart po->..~-.rl
many noblequalite, and OF Gn4s!--t IonahIs
purity Of life
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QUEEN AND EMPRESS.
Sketch Of the Life of England's
Deceased Monarch.
SIMPLICITY OF HER EARLY YEARS

Her Marriage to Prince A Aibert-HerR Reign
Que of the Longest Recorded-It Was Es-
sentialIy One of Peace-Its Events Brief
ly Summarized.
1t was OH May ~, 1919. that girl child.
who WAS to rule millions of people in wide
ly separated portions of the habtable globe.
was born i'll dingy old kensin9ton 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 vii
liam Ill. In due time she was christeued
Victoria. and from the beginning her cduca
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The Worlds Progress During N","r,a
Reign.

While Victoria was on the throne. ,eri
dom was abolished i'll Russia and slavery
done away with in the United Stale, ana
Brazil Russia lost some territory in Eu
rope, but gained in Asia Turk. san!
from d first rate TO a no rate power Africs
was largely explored. and the diuk piac-,
on its map nearly all cleared up The az.
OF steam. only fairly begun wien she as
cended the throne, reached Its highest
tate apparently. and the age of electricit,
was usher.4l in before she died, the telr
graph, the Telephone. electric lighting aii'
electric transportation all coming into b+
ing The advance in science generally VIA
marvellous Literature and the useful art
hourished as never hefure Education VA
more widely difT'i>ed. and the uewspapeI
press became factor in alTars The cau-s
Of constitutional government progressed
everywhere in the civilized world -aye per
haps in Russia Even in faraway Japan th-
old forms Of government wer. superseded
In short. ths progress Of the world in uear
ly every direction during fictorias reign
was greater than ever before
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STORIES OF A SOVEREIGN.

Anecdotes About the Late Queen Victoria
From Various Sources.
Victoria used to sleep between woolen
blankets or sheets woven especially for her
use. They were made very soft and ficecy
and thin, and as she never used them after
they were washed she required about eight
new pairs every month. When she had dis
carded them. they were sent to the hospitals
One firm supplied these blankets to her
majesty for 10 years In order to keep her
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to avert continental wars. and it is secret
that Emperor William of Germany and
Alexander Ill of Russia were restrained
from fighting for years by nothing but the
wise Intervention Of Queen Victoria
EX-ATTACHE
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her case. Very
III a Il y young
women write 20
DR.. Pierce and
consult him by
letter free. All
such CORE
spondence is
strictly private,
and wonlanly
III O d ty is
S spared the
shock OF lndell-
cate exanlina-
tons, unpleas-
ant Question
ings and often
slve local treat
nlents.
Il suffered with
female trouble ~
writes Miss Agnes
McGowns, of I2zI
Bank St, Wash
Ington, ID, c. II
tried various rem
edics but none
seemed to do any
permanent good.
The doctors said it
was the worse case
of internal trouble
they ever had. 1
decided to write to
Doctor Pierce for
help. | received
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Queen Xictoria's Jubilee.

Queen VictOria's 5 Jubilee.
On June 90, 1887, the queen once more
made a state progress through her great
capital to attend a special service at West
minister abbey in honor of the semicenten
NAL anniversary of her accession to the
throne Every reigning house in the world
sent either members of their families or
great dignitaries to represent theal IL the
ceremony. and while kings and queens
chatted gayly together in the chancel Of
the abbey while awaiting the coming Of
Queen Victoria. her majesty-no Longer the
bony fresh and healthy checked En ,l:>h
girl Of 1881 but IA venerable looking, white
haired old lady-wa, driving up Picc;diily
her carriage escorted 10y the most brilliant
troop Of princes, archdukes and grand
dukes that have ever been gathered to
gether for such Il purpose.
Most notable in the procession was the
queens favorite n-in-law. the prince i'm
perial Of Germany, who a little later sue
ceeded his father rs Emperor Frederick. and
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q Y0srgnn Girl

Mzy be very old in suffering. She is
very apt to neglect the earlier symptoms
Of diseasc. Often when she takes treat
mem it IS the wrong treatment for
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Feminine Mistrust.

He-Just think, they've invented liq-
uid air!
She-Yes: that's something else for
you men! You're so fond of drinking
that you want to drink your air instead
Of breathing it-Fliegende Blatter.
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This signature is on every box Of the genuine
Laxative Brom0- Quinine Tablet.
the remedy that cures . Geld n oDe oay
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son. the Duke OF Clarence, in January, 1892,
many cabman made point of wearing a
bit Of Grape around his hat and Grape bow
On his whip, while the servants and shop
girls wore black ribbon rs token of mourn
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Her Accession to the Throne.

Victoria came Of age on May ~, 1887 and
on June 90 less than il month later, she was
declared queen of England, William III
having just died 1t was in the middle Of
the night that the young girl was notified
that sue had become queen of Great Britain
and sovereign of an empire SO vast that on
it 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 lialford. They experienced Il good
deal of difficulty in obtaining admission, as
the entire palace at kensington, where the
young princess resided, was wrapped in
deep slumber Having at length made
their way to the apartment adjoining her
bedroom. they CAUSED her to be summoned
A few seconds later she appeared, attired
In "a loose white dressing gown and shawl,
her long hair falling over her shoulders and
her bare feet in slippers,
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RECENT rOIiTKAIT OF VICTORIA.
tion and trainn. were OF the most careful
for while II would have been Il wild fancy
indeed that had predicted such il career aS
she was actually destined to fill there he
iug at that time several lives between her
and the throne, her father and mother, hen
grandmother, the dowager Duchess Of Co
burg. also grandmother of the Prince Albert
who WAS 10 he prince cOnsOrt of England
queen. and indeed George " of England
himself, regarded htr IT'S very likely to be
the sovereign Of England before her death
Prince Albert. when he courted NictorI,.
years afterwarl said TO her that he h;:d
been told from childhood that one day he
WIS to marry the queen OF England. aud
she WAS TO be the queen.
The Duke of Kent, who was the fourth OF
seven dissoiute soils born to King George
Ill died " hen Victoria WAS yet All infant
leaving behind him an enormous indebted
ness THIS was due not only to his eXtrav
agant way of living. but also 10 the fac.
that his royal father adopted the utmost
parSlmUny III dealing with him AT one
time the duke WAS sent abroad with an al
lOwanCe OF but G2 Il week, and Oh another
occasion all his travelling expenses were put
into the hands of the captain Oh whose ship
he sailed. Ii WAS this state OF affairs that
caused the widowed duchess to live with
great simplicity-a mode of life indeed that
doubtless had Il great deal to do with the
sterling character of Victoria when she as
cended the throne,
To wise hands was IntruSted the care of
the royal infant. HealthtuI outdoor eXer
else plain aud wholesome food and the
utmost regI larity and punctuality We're
the order OF the day The idea that not
only her own time, but that of others as
we'll was valuable was iostered 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 II
years of age that she WAS Informed of her
possible future. 1t is told of her by the
Baroness l.ehZen that on receiving this i'll
formation. the princess having lifted the
foretuger of her right hand while she
spoke, gave me the little hand, saying: i
will be good. understand now why you
have urged me 50 much TO learn even
Latin. understand all better now | will
be good
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lie best patents and straight FLOURS
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SALE OF LAND 10 MAKE ASSETS.

Pursuant to an order of the Superior
Court of Moore County, North Carolina,
in special proceedings number 1912, Flora
A. Jones, Administrators, VS. Ethel B.
Jones and others, the undersigned, having
been appointed Commissioner for the
purpose will offer and sell at public
auction the following real estate, to-Wit:
2nd Tract Lying and being in
Mineral Springs township, Moore County,
North Carolina, adjoining the lands Of
j. M. Graham Peter Ray. and K M.
Mcdonald, bounded as follows: Beginn-
ing at stake 300 yards west Of the head
of Nicks Creek, in j. M. Graham's line;
thence West 94.3O chains: thence South
1890 chains; thence N. so w 1850 chains,
thence S. 45 w. 1870 chains, thence
South 54.50 chains: thence S. rs W, 10
chains: thence North $3.50 chains; thence
S. IS W 2S.75 chains; thence N. 1 Al
S. rs 3. % chains; thence N. As E. 1850
chains: thence N. al w. 70 chains; thence
N. Is w. 9.75 chains; thence N. 80 E. 2O5O
chains; thence N. So w. 31.6O chains;
thence S. 80 w. 10 chains; thence West
3490 chains; thence North 80 chains;
thence East 1880 chains thence S. 80 b. so
chins: thence N. IS E. 80 chains to a stake
and pointers; thence S. 60 E. to the beginn-
ing; containing nineteen hundred and
twenty four acres, more or less, A one
half interest undivided in the above
described tract of land.
Purpose of sale, to make assets to pay
debts Of decedent, S. d. Jones.
Place of sale, Court House door in
Carthage, n G.. Time of sale, Monday.
June 3rd, 1901 at IL O'Clock M. Terms of
sale, cash.
D. E. McIver,
Commissioner.