Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-10

scarfpin, plain seal ring and an or dinary watch chain. He speaks nine
 languages, including the perfect Eng fish, in which he now began telling me
 of hls greatest hobby.
 That hobby Is geographical explora- tion. His active participation in ex. plorations, however, is perforce con
 fined to supplying money for expedi- tiors conducted by others. He showed
 nie tfny' ni1def bf'a DAllb6n' carrying a car made of gold and precious stones. This was intended" he said. ''as a gift to Andree when he came back from his balloon trip toward the north pole. have. sent many men north ward to look for him. but. as you see, the little toy still remains unclaimed. And here.' he added, 'is present from Dr. Nansen. diary of his arctic journey in his own hand" It should be said parenthetically that Dr. Man. sen Is today one of the Norwegian en- voys appointed to represent the new government of his country at the court of his friend King Oscar.
 Pond of . Joke.
 While the king Is more of . scholar than a politician, just the same he loves a joke. He related an incident that marked the celebration of hls birthday: "A committee representing many trades waited upon me. and I iprnfrod oF ao,b xy-bot -ss bts b,,et ness. One said he was a manufactur- CT. of perambulators. I asked him if he was doing we'll. He replied that his business was thriving. The next man proved to be an undertaken. He con- plained that times were bad for his business: that he was doing poorly. So said to him: Look here, I'll tell you what to do. Go home and become a manufacturer of perambulators. Ihave just been told that that business is fiourishing'"
 King Oscar ,s one of the most ac- cessible and most democratic monarchs in Europe. 'I was out walking alone one day." he said. "when 1 met an old friend. l asked him to have some re- freshment. so we went to a restaurant. When paying time came I found that I had left my purse at home. so had to ask my friend to lend me the money to pay for his entertainment"
 At this juncture a door opened and there entered . lady with the sweetest face imaginable. She was dressed In black silk. without any fuss or feath- CTS. whereupon. was presented to Sophia. queen of the Swedes. She will soon celebrate her golden wedding an niversary. and she wore the lace cap prescribed for women who are ap- preaching seventy. She Is remarkably well preserved. though somewhat of an invalid. She takes part in state cnly with great pain. A sufferer herself. she devotes her time to elievIstine .he sufYerinss of others. She has always been interested In re- form dress for women. At the palace .he has a room fitted up specially for the display of rational costumes de signed by her. One day while driv- ng In Stockholm she came to q crowd A young girl had tainted The queen ordered her fcotmsn to see that the Eiri was carried to the nearest apothe- -ary's shop. and to the shop went also he queen. where she helped restore the yirl to consciousness- The patient proved to be . poor girl who had str;v- .n In vain to support herseif by dress- making The queen relieved the gfrFs immediate wants and appointed day 'or her to come to the palace Receir- Iae the visitor In her dressuaktng room. the ousn handed her DrutuUs . l .ertni1 siEpls csstuDe. say1ng. 'Taks l his se . model Call k cbe qseD model snd tel yc1r eusfs0ezs sksf it l ! made affer lie qu>e1's swa fssh- |snfnG- nA V vsaflno - a Gns
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