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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30
THE NEW PRINCESS or WALES,

THE NEW PRINCESS OF WALES.
markable land which claims with rs
q common ancestry and in whose ex-
traordinary progress every Englishman
feels a common interest"
In 1852, accompanied by Dean Stan
ley. he made q journey to the east, in
Guiding visit to Jerusalem. The
young prince was now of marriage
able age. Speculation was rife as to
who would be the lady Of his choice.
The question was settled in the early
part OF 1863. when his engagement was
announced to Princess Alexandra, the
eldest daughter Of the king Of Dem
mark. She was three years younger
than the prince and, though cOmpara-
lively poor, was beautiful and accom-.
plished. The marriage was celebrated
In st. Georges chapel, Windsor castle
on March 10. 1868.
All England rejOiced over the event.
TennysOn, who had just been made DO.
ct laureate, wrote one Of his fine poems,
"a Welcome to Alexandra" on this oc.
casion. The princess soon made her
self very popular With all classes of
the British public, not only by her out.
ward grace Of manner. but also by her
virtues and amiabillty. The prince
himself has always shared in this POD.
ularity. although the sterner puritan.
ism Of his potential subjects has often
been shocked by stories of his dissipa.
tion.
AS social factor In England the
prince has always been supreme. Ward
McAllistcr called him "the great social
dictator" 1t was largely through his
influence that many Americans-a ma.
ton whom he has always liked-have
received their entree into the inner
circles Of the British aristocracy. New.
ertheless the social and fashionable
side Of his life has been more of q duty
than pleasure to him.. He has always
been most content when surrounded by
circle Of his old friends at his palace,
in Sandringham. small village in the
county Of Norfolk. There he has lived
the life or an English country gentle.
man.
The affection and esteem in which
the prince has been held were never
better exempllfied than in December,
1871. when he was attacked by typhoid
fever and for some weeks hung be.
tween life and death. The anxiety of
the public was iutense, and the news of
his recovery was greeted with great
JOY. On his first appearance in public
to take part In the memorable thanks.
giving service" in st. Pauls cathedral
ON Feb. p. 1872. the streets along the
line OF his route were crowded with
cheering multitude.
Since then the prince has been put.
ting In several years Of quiet work, tax.
ing great deal Of theresponsibility that
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VII: /
ENGLAND'S
NEW KING.
The Kind 0isMan Who Comes to the Throne
OF Great Britain After Many Years of
Waiting ass His Gracious and Noble
Queen, Alexandra ---Some Facts About
the New Heir Apparent.

there was universal graduation. Prel.
ates and statesmen embraced one an
other with uncontrolled cffusiveness.
Cannon from the grounds without
thundered the news to all the surround.
Ing districts. Thousands of church
bells took up the glad tidings and peal.
ed out the announcement to an expect.
ant nation. Early In the morning the
privy council met In state to ordain
prayer and thanksgiving from one end
Of the country to the other.
A few weeks later, on the occasion
Of the princes baptism in the Royal
chapel Of Windsor. he was shown from
the balcony to huge crowd Of persons.
who went wild with delight.
The boyhood of the prince was un-
eventful. His carly education was
conducted ut home under the tutelage
OF the Rey. ii. NJ. Birch. rector Of
Prestwich; Mr.. Gibbs. barrister ut law;
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bot many years ago he announced that
when he ascended the throne he wouId
use his second name. Edward. and be
Anown ~ King Edward VII In prefer.
ence to King Albert l. The English
people have always looked forward to
MIN 90 kiAg Edward VII.
HIS eldest son, the Duke of York
whc becomes the Prince Of Wales by
his fathers accession 10 the throne
mas also an Edward In his long list of
names. and his eldest soa. who will be
King or England some day. II hc lives.
mas also nm Edward In his name II
has been argued that by calling him.
seir Edward VII the new King could
vevivc the line OF klngly Edwards. and
10 time hey would exceed In number
the Helrys who have sat upon tho
English throne.
= IL was long the fond hope OF vlcto.
ria's heart that her son should reign
under the title Of Albert. the name OF
MS mtbcr. her beloved husband But
Albert Is strange name to English
ears In the list OF royal titles. The
prince himself desired to be called I'D.
ward. The queens ministers and the
queens subjects desired T.. so N las,
the mother so fond OF her own way I'm
everything. saw that II were better IN
yield. Hut she Is reported To have shed
tears over a.
10 wos on the morning OF tho 9th of
Novemo"f. 1871, that an anxious group
OF personngcs waited In the great
rooms OF buckingham palace. They
were dignitarIes OF church and state
who had been summoned I'm accordance
with royal etiquette 10 he present at
the arriva! OF possible heir to the
throne OF England. They gathered to.
gether In the anteroom close by the
queens bed chamber. Among them
were archbishops and bishops. arr,y.d d
In SILK shovel hats and GORGEOUS aprons: !:
members Of the cabinet. headed by the
prime minister: nurses and doctors by
the score.
For hours this motley assemblagc
awaited the event. Their patience was
rewarded.
lis IL a boy?" anxiously asked the
Duke OF Wellington OF the nurse.
ut Is prince. your grace" answered
thu woman. with unruf.ed dignity.
When II was announced that the
hopes and wishes OF nation had been
fulfilled aud that boy had been born,
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Edward VII, the hew king Of Eng
1nnd and emperor Of India, Is In his six
tisth year. He Is well preserved. Of av-
erage height. OF portly build. fiorid as
70 complexion and of an even, placid
temperament. -.
In the shadow Of the throne he has
lived an almost uneventful life. While
waiting for the scepter and royal robes
10 has had little chance to show what
kIngly mettle was In him.
Tho world knows him only rs jolly
prince who has done nothing very good
nor any great evil Perhaps the most
notable feature Of his life thus for has
been his fondness for sports. He has
raced horses. sailed yachts. shot birds.
played cards and gambled more or less.
with more or less discretion.
He might have come to the throne as
Albert !, starting new line OF kings.
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the Rev. c. +. Tarver and Mr.. FL. w.
Fisher. He then studied for session
at Edinburgh and later entered Christ.
church, Oxford. Here he attended pub
lie lectures for year and afterward
resided for three or four terms at Trim.
ity college. Cambridge. for the same
purpose.
His earliest appearance in a leading
part on any public occasion was In 1859,
at the laying OF the foundation stone
OF the Lambeth School of Art Mt Vaux.
nall. After the death Of his father In
december. 1851. he naturally became
the most desirable fuDctionary Mt all
ceremonies in which benefcent or char.
liable Undertakings were to be recog.
nized by royal approval. This work
has ever since occupied q large share
or his time and has always been Der.
formed with dignity, tact and patience.
Indeed no prince Of any country has
ever personally exerted himself more
faithfully to render services OF this sort
to the community. The multiplicity
anu variety OF his engagements on be.
half OF local and special enterprises
make surprising list and necessarily
Involved sacrifice OF ease and leisure
which few men Of high rank would
care 10 make.
Among the members Of the royal
family the irince OF Wales has been
called Bcrtle from his childhood His
father called him by that name: his
mother entered II In her daily diary
long after he had grown to manhood
and become the father Of large fam
lly: his wife calls him Bertic today.
But wee be to any outsider, however
intimate. who darcs address the prince
by that name.
An adoring British aristocracy has
applied all sorts Of names to the popu-
lar heir apparent which have been
taken up by many Americans who
have met him and Il great many more
who have not. Some Of these pct
names have not been altogether die.
nified. or even rcspectful-such as
"tum'tum." But the prince has put up
with them all good naturcdly. But
Berthe was for the family alone. The
Princess OF Wales wedding ring is set
with n be.yl, an emerald. a ruby, a
turquoise. IN iacinth and n second
emerald. The Initials OF these six
gems spell "Bertie." 1t was the prin.
cess idea.
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PRINCE ALBERT EDWARD OF YORK
that of the gunboat Thrush on tho
West Indian station. and while OCCUPY
ing that post he opened the jamaica
Industrial exposition IN 1890.
Just one year later the young man
was raised TO the rank of commander.
but his actual service was brought 10
close by the death OF his brother and
his own suddenly acquired Importance
as heir presumptive.
The Duchess Of York, his wife. was
formerly the pretty Princess May Of
Teck The marriage has been very
happy. and this royal couple are prob
ably the most democratic Of the;t kind
III Great Britain. They have three pret-
ty children, two of whom are princes.
The new Prince Of Wales has earned
for himself a warm place in British
hearts. He is extremely popular, for
the English believe him TO be thor
Oughly manly. Only year ago. when
the situation in South Africa developed
into serious war. he declared his
eagerness to go and fight the Beers.
Only peremptory orders from the
queen herself kept him at home.
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young prince, like his brother and Sis
tiers, was brought up with the most
studied simplicity both in London and
at Sandripgham and much. more: like
the child Of plain country gentleman
than the son Of a royal prince rs such
bringing up is understood in other
countries. The Rev. J. \. Dalton was
selected by the Prince of Wales rs his
sons tutor, and under his superintend-
ence the first few years OF the young
princes life were passed in quiet study
and in q happy, home life of which be
was the leading spirit.
In 1877 Prince George and the late
Duke Of Clarence and Avondalc be-
came naval cadets and entered on
board II. NJ. s. Britannia, the training
ship stationed at Dartmouth. Here the
young prince entered upon his training
for the profession to which his after
life was to be devoted and showed q
great deal Of taste for naval studies,
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soon became possessor. Of It. Within q
very short time be had dispatched a
confidential emissary to Denmark to
carry his suit 20 tho princess. The
emf issary was struck 10y the simplicity
or the royal personages. but particular
ly by the grandeur and Beauty of the
young princess. Because OF her sinp.c
home training the princess was best
ntted for the pomp and honor Of her
station. She is a brilliant woman,
strictly conservative, of commanding
presence and stature.
Her character is at once strong and
sweet. and she shows q kindly consid-
GRAFTON for all who approach her.
AS Il mother she is ideal. Her chill.
'dren were reared and educated as be.
fits their station. and their discipline is
matter Of comment in England. She
Is thoroughly practical woman, fond
or the best literature, and an accom-.
pllshed musician.
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applying himself in praiseworthv man
ner to the intricacies Of navigation and
to the mysteries Of knotting and splic-
ing and the other details of seaman's
education. His elder brother, Albert
Victor. the duke Of Clarence, died in
1892. and George took his place in the
succession. York's training has been
altogether naval. In 1888 he became
a midshipman on board the Canada.
with the North American squadron.
In 1880, after passing the examinations
with great credit he was promoted to
a lieutenancy. His first command was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30

n very pretty and romantic story is
told Of how the Princess Of Denmark
became the wife OF Prince Albert Ed.
ward OF Wales. The prince CHANGED to
be Willing away part Of long sum.
mer afternoon with two or three con.
genial friends when one Of them. q
colonel. produced from his pocket n
photograph.
The prince immediately bccame
struck by the beauty and simplicity OF
The young person In the pictlMe and
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attaches to sovereignty Off his mothers
hands. He visited India and Ireland.
engaged in sOlldifying the empire He
started intercOlonial and international
exhibitions. He encouraged and liber.
ally subscribed to public charities. lie
has been liberal patron OF art and OF
the drama II is impossible to Overes.
tima'e his nRwrr as a social factor. He
has dicta ypshions ana dominated
manners. ..iMaA fell the full rcspon.
sibiliiy ~ .%fQg"ments for the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30

In the summer OF i $50 TIN, ,nlSnce paid
= visit to Cahadi and ffe United
States: Everywhere. lie was"recefvtd
with boundless. .epthpsiasm.: Ha,ganc-
ed at a ball given in his honor at Wash
ington. where he was cordially well
coined by President. Buchanan.
The United State indeed was pre-.
pared to receive. him with open arms.
At Hamilton, the last place in. Canada
where he made halt, he had spoken
some kindly words, which awoke gen.
eral approval here.
my duties" he said, "as representa-
tive Of the queen cease this day. but
In a private capacity am about to
visit before my return, home that re-.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
An Old New England Custom.

We know from Shakespeares plays
that the different roomsi in Englishinns
had names. This was also the custom
in New England. The star chamber
rose and sun chamber, blue chamber,
Jerusalem chamber. we're some of
these. Many taverns of revolutionary
days and some of colonial times are
still standing. A few have even been
taverns since first built; others have
served many other uses. A well-pre-
served old house. built in 1890 in Sud-
bury, Mass, was originally known as
the Red Horse tavern, but has acquired
greater fame as the Wayside Inn of
Longfellow's Tales. It's tap room, with
raGtered ceiling and cage-lke bars
with swinging gate is picturesque
room, and is one of the few old tap
rooms left unaltered in New England.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
Secretinp Money.

An Englishman at home carries his
money in his right hand trousers poclI-
cts, gold, silver and coppers all mixed
up together.
The American usually carries his
wad of bills in pocketbook, the long,
narrow ones in which the bills lie
straight being the most characteristic.
The Frenchman uses a plain leather
purse.
The German prefers an embroidered
and beaded silk affair, the gift Of some
Gretchen.
The South American capitalist car
ries his money snugly in money belt,
The Italian of the poorer classes ties
his small fortune in brightly col
ored bandanna. which he secretes
about his person in some mysterious
manner.
The Russian feels more secure when
he has his money tucked away in his
boots or perhaps in the lining OF his
clothes.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
WHAT TREES AND SHRUBS TO
PLANT.

Select the varieties that are known
to do well in the locality rather than
take the advice of any one from dis
lance, and especially is this advice
good if the success has been on soils
and exposures similar to your own. 1t
is true that there are varieties that can
be planted in almost any part of the
country, for they endure all kinds OF
climate and most kinds of soils and
exposures. But in the more exposed
places or rather.in the colder sections,
varieties are few that can be planted
over a wide area with certainty of sue
cess. Yet the fact remains that there
are enough successes in most parts Of
the country to be guide for those
seeking information.
Varieties Of apples should be chosen
that will cover the entire season, and
this is now easily done under good con-
ditions for keeping fruit over winter.
1t is true that the matter of keeping
fruits has been neglected in recent
years, because of the prevalent notion
jIldI liUtltI II tOlAl HtOlft-C IiFlIlpNo
would reyolutionize the whole business,
while caves, fruit houses and even
cellars have been neglected. and all be
cause there was belief that this new
method would take the place of the old
way. The farmer might refuse to build
hay barn under the mistaken notion
that the silo is soon to take the place
of the haymoW. This reference is not
made with an idea that there is
similarity in the illustration, further
than to try to show the impracticabil-
ity of the new method as applied to the
keeping of fruit for the home, for the
cold storage plant is too expensive, if
not entirely impracticable for the small
operations on the average farm, while
the cave. if properly constructed, will
be found a cheap and effective method
of carrying over the necessary late
fruits until the time of use, or sale in
case there is a surplus.-American Ag-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28

The largest aggregation OF fat po-
licemen in the world is to be found on
the Chicago police force. A majority
of the members Of the force, including
officers, have grown in weight mucA
beyond the maximum limit set down
in the physical test" of the civil ser
vice examination. According to the
test, as shown by its graduations IN
heights and minimum and maximum
measurements, the average weight OF
the 2,S43 men on the police pay rolls
should be 1872 pounds. Instead Of this
the average is found to be 210 pounds.
Some of the men are more in excess
than others, but alphabetically Chi
cago is protected by policemen who are
interfered with in the discharge Of
their duties by large quantity Of
superfuous flesh. The aggregate
weight of the entire force is 596,991
mounds
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
USE OF DYNAMITE IN TREE
PLANTING.

The most practical way to prepare
a site for planting fruit or ornamental
trees on heavy clay hard, dry or even
wet, soggy soils. is by the use of a
small charge of dynamite for each
tree. | have practiced this method for
a number Of years with grand success
and at an expense of not to exceed ten
cents for each tree. l begin by SHOW
cling away the earth where the tree
is to be planted, from a space three to
five feet in diameter, and from ten to
twenty inches deep, or until | reach
the hardpan or dry, hard earth. In
the centre of this excavation | make
a hole about two feet deep, with a
crowbar or post auger. At the bottom
of this l place a small portion of a
stick of dynamite, to which is at
tached a cap and fuse. | stamp clay
in firmly above the dynamite and set
off the charge.
The explosion will loosen and shat
ter the most compact clay bed or dry,
hard substance that underles any soil
AlOll ANC " CClI 4CCL III uldIueleI, Iue
depth Of course depending upon the
amount of dynamite used. In ordi-
nary cases TWO or four ounces is sufi-
cient to make a splendid tree bed. 1t
does not throw the soil completely out,
but loosens and mellows it so the roots
and the moisture will penetrate to a
greater depth. 1t prevents injury from
drouth or drowning, or water soaking.
The trees root deeply and are little
affected by winter drouth or winter
freezing. Deep roots make a safe an
Choir against winds and storms. BY
loosening and distributing minerals
and plant foods that We're otherwise
unattainable, the production and ma
turing of a much greater wood and
fruit growth is secured than is posi-
Bile by the ordinary method of shallow
planting, or rather Of planting in shall
low holes. On hard lands and in eli
mates subject to cold, dry winters, this
practice is invaluable, and the bene-
fits are inestimable and should be en-
loved by everyone. am Of the opin
ion that greater benefits can be Sc
cured by shooting up the sites in the
fall preceding the planting of the
trees.-A. D. Barnes, in American
Agriculturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
FATTENING OLD CATTLE.

A writer in American Gardening
says that a nursery firm in Kalamazoo
county, Mich, bought so cattle, most
ly cows, which they propose to feed
and fatten. They expect to get some
returns from milk made and sold, and
a margin of profit from the sale Of cat
tie when they are well fattened, but
their chief object is to obtain large
amount of rich COW manure to ferti-
lie their land. They hope to get it
side, and that the labor will not be
any more than they have heretofore
expended in drawing home manure
from where they bought it. Yet some
try to fatten an old COW, as the price of
COW beef is low and it costs more to
feed her than she could be sold for.
We suspect that they never tried fat
tening by grain feeding during the
summer when the animals were in pas
ture. but that they tried to fatten too
quickly with no succulent food, and
did not continue the process long
enough to obtain even the best COW
beef prices. We think farmers can
make a better profit in this way from
the COWS which do not show well under
the Babcock test, or do not give milk
enough to be profitable, than in any
other way
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
WHEN TO APPLY FERTILIZERS.

The application of fertilizers should
be made under the most favorable cir
cumstances, if possible. The loss from
rains and SHOWS is less when the fer
tilizer is incorporated with the soil,
When broad-casted on the surface by
hand there may be too much applied
in places and an insufficiency in others.
The use Of a fertilizer drill will give
good results when using fertilizer at
time of drilling seeds, but a harrow
on the surface, after broadcasting the
fertilizer, will aid in more evenly dis
tributing it in the soil.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28

Der and December is the hen that lays
in April, June, September and October.
NV eggs never run lower than 80 per
cent fertile and usually above 80 per
cent The only exceptions to this have
been where I could readily trace the
fault TO some known and definite de-
feet in the health Of the individuals.
Give free range, keep few male birds.
say one to twenty or forty females, and
feed well, are my rules for procuring
good results in breeding. l know this
is contrary to fanciers' ideas, but it is
90 much the worse for the ideas.-J E.
Tavlor. in New England Homestead.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
TO DESTROY CABBAGE WORMS.

One of the remedies to keep in view
when the early cabbages are growing
is the use of pyrethrum for destroy
ing cabbage worms. Paris green is
used by some, but it is a dangerous
article in the hands Of the inexperienc-
ed The safest remedy is to mix a
pound of the ground leaves of pyreth-
rum with 100 gallons of water and ap-
ply with an ordinary rose sprinkler.
1t kills every young worm that it
touches. 1t is harmless to human be-
ings. Any druggist can supply it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-03-28
Sleuth's Opinion of a Portrait.

A little while ago an exhibition Of
historical portraits was held in Lon
don for the aid of some charity These
portraits were guarded by detectives
Toward the end of the exhibition one
of these detectives went to a member
of the committee and desired to know
who was the female" in a picture
he pointed out. why do you ask"
his listener inquired, interested and
amused Because, SIR" said the de-
tective, that female is what we
would call, in Scotland Yard, a high
class criminal The portrait was Of
Mary Queen Of Scots!