The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-31
POPULAR PRINCE HENRY
Member Of Prussian Royalty Whom
English Call "Prince with
the Starch Out.''

Prince Henry Of Prussia-the man
whom the English call 1.-The Prince with
tln Starch QUITS coming to America
some time in February, nominally to D.
present at the launching of his imperial
brothers. yacht, actually to try to still
turher cement the friendship between
the United States and Germany by dem.
94tratlng to us the respect which the
Y.rman Emperor has for the Monroe
tpctrine.
Judged by the standard of former royal
[sitors, Prince Henry is likely to be a
itod deal OF surprise to his entertain
fs. He is the most democratic of
1nnces; man who abhors red tape and
4}ppery, and who is never so happy as
Yhen with people who will allow him to
1rset that he is royal highness. In his
Tn country he is the favored above all
re German princes; the navy adores
hm' the army admires him, and even
tiosc few disrcspectful persons. who call
n mn " HER Won Maily;Phist," in sarcas-
" alluslon to the celebrated Kiel speech
of Emperor Wilhelm, have no ill feeling
10 the man ON whom they have con-
Tered the Warlike nickname.
Germany is full Of stories about him.
Although he is the younger brother of
Emperor William and therefore a person
OF Asubdued Importance as compared to
the crown prince, he is the favorite of the
people and completely overshadows his
sclal popularity. He is to the German
people what the Prince Of Wales used to
be o the English--a person to grumble at
SOMETIMES, but to smile indulgently at al
was.
In appearance this favorite brother of
the Emperor is the best-looking man in
the family; He; stands 6 feet high and
has q bright. almost golden, beard that
goessplendidly with his sunburned cheeks
of shoulders and is altogether of the Vik-
ing type. There is not line of dissipa-
ton q WEAKNESS in his face. He takes
life clPcrfully and he likes every hour of
it. Few people have ever seen him look
gloomy and none has seen him out OF
temper for more than five minutes. The
last time that Prince Henry really lost
his TEMPER, indeed, was under somewhat
peculiar circumstances.
During the troubles in China he became
a huge favorite with the American and
English residents of both Canton and
Hong Kong. The prince learned the
English language from mis- mother and
it comes to him so naturally that he some
times drops into it unconsciously in mo-
ments of abstraction. AS he speaks Eng-
fish without trace of accent and is a
fine. manly fellow, the :Enslishmen in
China found in him qualities which they
were proud to believe were essentially
British. His own countrymen acclaimed
him as a typical German prince, while
the Americans found him to be man Of
such open-handed and democratic ideas
that they readily regarded him as an
American. In Hong Kong he appeared
He used the Hong Kong club almost ex-
clusively. finding there, perhaps-or Eng
Hshmen fattered themselves so-that
cream of hospitality which treats even
royal guest as habitue and neither
stares him out Of countenance nor bores
him to death with Difference. With what
seemed, to be the truest courtesy, he was
prince seemed to appreciate this very
much and showed it by making himself
thoroughly at home.
His presence was not without its result
ing amusement. One day he entered the
club bar and ordered whisky and soda.
The boy, following the invariable British
custom, poured out what he regarded as
the soda syphon, so that the guest might
add as much soda water as he wished.
The prince looked interested; then puz-
lied. He looked at the modicum Of pale
whisky in the glass, he looked at the sy-
phon, and he looked at the boy, Then he
said. suavely:
"What have you got in that black bot
tle?''
Whisky: SIR" replied the boy.
"Oh, is that all?" said the prince, in a
relieved way. II thought it was dyna.
mite by the careful way you treated it.
Npw, don't be afraid Of it. 1t won't
hsft me: Go on pouring until I say
When" -. .'-> -
when three broad fingers-a regular