The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-10

to ais name as long as country lane.
! In this country there are a great
many mothers We are all interested in.
In Europe the two most conspicuous
mothers are the Czarina and the EN-
press Of Germany; each has many
children, each is woman Of noble
character. The Empress Of Germany
will not let her boys and one daugh-
ter forget that even though they are
in royal family, they must work and
learn how to DO things.
The daughter sews, knows bread
making, can knit, is musician, and
keeps regularly at her books. The
boys have their books, ride horseback,
swim and play tennis. I must not
forget to tell you one thing just here
about these children that is interest
ing-the youngest child Of royal fam
lily usually has the easiest time.
Why?
Well, there is little probability that
he will ever be Emperor of Gar. The
eldest brother is always the successor
to the throne; If he dies, the next
eldest, IL the former does not leave
children, and 80 on. Now, Prince
Joachim, Of Germany, is the yourgest
son Of the Emperor, and has 80 many
relatives ahead of him, that all he
needs to think of is his work and bis
play. He .~ill never be burdened
with the crcvn. He is bright boy,
Of fine character, and is said to be
much like his mother.
In. Spain only short time ago
royal boy, Alphonso, came to the
throne to succeed his mother who had
been Queen Regent until he should
come Of age. This boy had these
responsibilities to face:
Anation burdened with debt; the
working and farming classes of his
country weak from taxes; the navy
destroyed by the United States; his
army broken down; all the islands Of
the sea his country once owned taken
by other governments,
That is heavy burden TO put on
any boy, royal or of the republic. and
all the world is watching to see how
ma Performs his duties. When he
was proclaimed king at the age Of
eighteen years, the mere announce
inent and the ceremonies connected
with it cost his government all of two
million dollars.
Another boy of Europe who is royal
in blood and grown ;nto manhood is
Prince George, Of Greece. He may
some daY rule that country which
Homer, Desnosthenes, Pericles and
others made famous. He has grown
up in that country which Lord Byron
helped to free from the Turks, and he
10 an amiable young man who prom,
ises to be helpful ruler when the
day comes that he shall take the
throne.
1t must not be forgotten by the
children interested in royal babies that,
under the laws of some countries,
baby girl may become the ruler or
queen. It is not SO in all the coun-
tries, but in Holland, the sweet and
simple Wilhelmins, after a happy
girlhood, did become queen, and now
rules tEat Industrious land.
have told of some Of the things
that happened when the young heir to
the throne Of Russia was born. 9th.
er strange happenings take place in
other countries when royal babies
come into the world. / think there.
is one province in Germany where
when they learn that the Emperor is
the father Of a SON, the ten oldest
women in the province must march
barefooted and bareheaded to church
and effer thanks 70 God at the altar.
Franoe isa republic, like the United
States, not 80 much fuss is made over
babies there; but when it was king.
dom and had roy al rulers, the birth Of
an heir to the throne meant that every
sailor in the royal navy received a
present Of half q pound Of tea. In
Italy the sailors on the royal ships,
when an heir comes, get, NO matter
where they may be, half fsa day s leave
on shore. 81 5 s.
In England there is an almost OBJ
lsolete custom that, upon the kings
having son, he may, for whole.
fday, cease !. mis- royal duties, not be
king, and just have agood time as a
private citizen. .y5i.ss !.;1 v
Royal babies are not born poor.
The royal baby OF Europe which, at
the present time, has the ]sJasst in.