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The Washington times., 1906-06-24
HeW Ruler a Liberal

While no such announcement has
been made by NJ Christian MI
chelsen. premier Of the new gov
ernment OF Norway. it IS gem
orally believed that King Haakon
VII viii be certain 20 carry the liberal
tendencies Of the country TO the full
est limit and that the throne viii
strive TO reach some sort or agreement
with Britain which will secure Norway
immunity from Russian aggressions.
The land Of the great white Car has
always cast longing eyes AT Norway.
The Gar. among his titles. numbers
the significant phrase successor to
the throne Of Norway"
IL Is said that tie Muscovite dlpIo-
mats hoped TO see q Norwegian repub-
lie. believing that such a government
would get little sympathy from any or
the powers OF Europe, thus making Il
easy for Russia - absorb the Nor
WeRians when the time for the blow
came The defeat Of Russia by Japan
has put the Car in such a position
that II he would find an outlet 10 the
commerce of the world. he must do IL
through the ports OF Norway. If he
could add this land 20 his already
enormous domain. he might go far to-
ward retrieving the recent reverses-
Alexander I began the attempt
against Norway IN 1875 His Pretensions
failed. but again his project was Re-
newed IN the sos. and only the ouJ-
break OF the Crime4n war. which gave
Russia need for all is troops else
where, prevented some open attempt.
AS q result or this scare the King OF
Sweden IN ls55 negotiated treaty with
France and England by which they
pledged themselves 10 maintain. II ned
be. b. their armies ard navics. the III
tegrity OF he Swedish crown
Twelve years later the waning
health OF Napoleon III encourages
Russia to a fresh attemp-. but The late
King Charles OF Sweden appealed 70
Emperor William. and the old ruler.
after investigating. and finding that
Russia had made all preparations fOt
a military descent on Norway. warn
ed the Czar that Germany would op-
pose such an act TO the very limit Of
its power
The split between Sweden and Nor
way seemed TO offer a new chance,
but the cleverness that has made =
virtual ally OF Ensland. assurts the
safety Of Norway. from TIE Rus
slams. aud also indicates that the dip
lOInauc sIdu Of the new naIiCn IS not
10 be lightly valued.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
The King and Queen of Norway
and Their Infant SCa.

10 grant n consular service OF its own
10 Norway overlOoks a salient fact of
history That refusal merely brought
matters 10 a crisis
II Is back TO Bernadotte himself that
the trouble dates. When the 81 edish
mobiles Invited Napoleon's marshal 10
become king they had IN ml8d the
shrewd prospect OF using his military
Valor 10 add Norway 10 the Swedish
crown. In this way II was hG9ed 70
atone for the loss Of Finlsad Berna-
dotte was unable 10 conn etc this
project. but instead arrsifsel a union
which gave Norway many rights Then
10 soften the anger Of the Swedish
mobiles he pledged for himself and his
successors 20 make 81 the great prfn-
ciple Of Swedish diplomacy 10 gradu-
ally effect the absorption and efface-
ment Of Norway
hat pledge he kept in so far as he
could. and each Of his successors have
felt II binding on them The good
natured and broad-minded King oscar
OF Sweden. one Of the great rulers OF
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
Clues Norway a Nkinq's Son

Upon her marriage 10 Prince Charles
she stipulated that at least half OF her
time should be spent in England This
agreement has been more than fulfill
ed. assisted not a little by the IN
friendly attitude OF the queen mother
in-law at Copenhagen.
1t was characteristic OF Norway
that in declaring her independence Of
Sweden she did not attempt to estab-
lish republic. but remained true TO
her monarchical traditions. The storied
land OF the vikings would have accept
ed republican form OF government
only as n last resort. had she found
II impossible to elect a king who
would for diplomatic reasons find II
possible to accept her throne. She
wanted a king, and she wanted one OF
the ancient royal blood OF Norway. a
descendant Of Harold Haarfager. And
she got one.
For genealOgists give to Haakon
VII pronounced Hawkone) three lines
Of descent from that Harold Haarfa-
gre Uhe FairhairedJ who first united
Norway under one rule. but none OF
them are in the direct line. Through
his grandfather. the late King Chris
tieAA IA VI ASFllill0l n ne Is descended
through female line from Fredrik Y
Then again he is descended FROM the
ancient kings Of Norway through his
grandEother. who was "A princess of
Holland And yet again he is descend
ed from them through Hans. the
younger. Duke Of Schleswig and Hol-
stein. son Cf Christian III. All Of
these lines united in Haakon V, the
last Norwegian King of the house OF
Harold Haarfagre. Haakon VI, Mag
nussOn. was a great grandson through
the female line Of Haakon V. generally
accounted last Of the race OF Harold.
As Prince Karl and his consort. Prin-
cess Maud, are first cousins, the prin-
cess also has the blood OF the Viking
kings OF Norway. but she is even more
directly descended. Ordulf. Duke OF
Saxon. married UIfhild. daughter of
ST. Olaf Of Norway. and from this
union c'so ended the royal house of
oaXony and Brunswick. whose mem
oers In a direct line recently sat o:s
the thrones Of Hanover and Bruns-
wick, and still rule Great Britain. The
late Queen Victoria. grandmother Of
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

Anker. as a royal residence fer the
Kings OF Norway; the palace itself.
oscarshal. villa Victoria, and the
royal farm Kongsgaard, on the So
called island OF BygdO, also belong II
the nation, while, by decree OF The
s;ortllng IN 1853. the entire inventory
or the palace was made state prom
erty- Thus the question OF OWNERSHIP
OF It's present contents related SOLELY
10 articles acquired since that perioJ
at the expense Of tie King himsel.
or oeher members Of the royal family
IL was found that OF the three large
pictures Illustrating the coronation Of
Carl Johan. Carr XIV, and Oscar II
The first belonged TO the nation, the
others 70 King Oscar. These. torerre-
With the valuable gifts presented 10
tne late King by the Norwegian peo-
PIE on the occasion OF his silver we'd
oing. have, however, been nov given
oy him 10 the state, and will remain
az the palace. Some furniture and
otner articles contained in the roval
residences a. and IN the neighborhood
OF Christiania, together with a fev
relics o. the house Of Bernadotte. On
which the King set great value. ana
pl4le belonging 70 him privately. ap-
FeaE 20 De all tn1t has been claimed.
and forwarded TO Stockholm.
ne restoration Of the ancient d,-n-
aSty Is an event Of deep Significance
10 the Norwegian people II was meet
mat Irondhjenl, the ancient capltaf.
only three degrees south Of the Arctic
circle. shOuIC be the scene OF the for
MAJ ceremonies marking the event. II
is the historic city OF Norway. fa-
older than ChristIanIa. the present capi-
taI. the cradle OF her kings. that 6erce
Old band Of cUtthroats and sea rovers
"aos@ blood flows today in the veins
OF most OF the royalty OF Europe.
Ihe Norwegian regalia. which had
not been seen in public for thirty
years. was used at the coronation on
Friday Il consists Of the Kings
crown. scepter. and orb; the Queens
crown, scepter. and orb; the crown
prince crown. a sword OF state and
royal banner. and ampuIIa.
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1 did not realize until later that the
real joke lay IN the fact that Larry
was Enslish-bOrn. and that his devo-
uoH 10 Ireland was purely sentimental
and QuiNotic- His family had. 10 be
sure. come out Of ireland some time in
the dim past. and settled in England:
but when Larry reached years Of
knowledge. il not discretion. he cut
OXFORD and insisted on taking mis- de-
gree AT Dublin. He even believed-or
thought he beneved-in banshees. He
allied himself during his university
days with the most radical and turbu-
lent advocates Cf a separate national
existence for Ireland. and occasion
ally spent month in Jail for rfoting.
But I-aTrv's instincts were scholarly.
he made brilliant record at the Uni
YerSity: then. at twenty-five. he came
forth 70 look at :he world. and liked II
exceedingly well HIS father was a
busy man. and Re had other sons: he
granted Larry an allowance and told
him 10 keep away from home until he
got ready to he rcspcCta bic. So. from
ConstantinoDle. after tour of Europe.
we together crossed the Mediterranean
in search of the hesh-pots of lost
kingdoms. spending three years in the
pursuit. We parted at Cairo on ex-
cellent terms. He returned TO England
and later tn his beloved Ireland. for he
had bhthely sung the widest Gaelic
songs in the darkest days OF our ad-
ventures. and never lost his love for
The Sod. as he apcstrophized-and cap
italized-his adopted country
Larry had the habit of immaculate
ness He emerged from his East-sIds
lodginS-house that night clothed prop
erly. and wearing the Eentlemanly air
Of peace and reserve that IS so wholly
incompatible with his disposition to
breed discOrd and indulge in riot.
When we sat down for leisureIy din
ner at Sherry's we were not. I modestIy
maintain. n forbidding pair we-if I
NAV drag myself into the matter-are
both . trifie uender the average height,
sinewy. nervous. and. just then.
trained fine. Our lean. clean-shavan
faces were well browned-mine wear
ing a fresh coat from my days on the
steamers deck
The Washington times., 1906-06-24
CHAPTER II.
A FACE AT sHERRy.s

A FACE AT SHERRT'S
Don't mention my name as thou
lowest me-" said Laurance Donovan.
and he drew me aside. ignored nv
hand and otherwise threw into our
meeting a casual quality that was
somewhat amazing in view Of the fact
that We had met last at Cairo.
Allah II Anah,''
II was undoubtedly Larry. I felt the
heat Of the desc I and heard the cane -
drivers cursing and our Sudanese
guides plotting mischief under a win
dow far away
Welt" we both exclaimed interrog-
atively.
He rocked gently back ana 18th.
with his hands in his pockets. on the
tile floor o. the banking house. 1 had
seen him stand thus once on a tih,e
when we had eaten nothing In four
days-it was in Ahyssinia. ahd ou-
gl.ides had lost US in the worst possi-
bic place-with the same untroubiei
l"ok In his eyes.
Please don't appear surprised. or
anything. Jack" he suid. with his de-
hc.ous intonatiCn. Il saw a fellow
looking for me ar hour or so ago. He's
been at II for several months: hence
ny presence on these sho es OF the
brave and the free. He's probably still
locking. as he's a persistent devil. I'm
here. as We may say. quite incog.
staying at an East Side lodging house,
where I shant invite you TO call on
me But l must see you.
Dine with me tonigh: at Sher-
rvs
Too big, too many people
Therein lies security, If you're In
trouble. I'm about to go into exile. ana
/ want TO eat one more civilized din
ner before l GO"
Perhaps it's Just as we'll Where are
you off for-not Africa again?"
No Just Indiana-one of the SOW
ereign American States. as you ought
10 know.
Indians
No: warranted all dead"
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ther even than his ability IN produc-
ing for him a prosperous reign
His grandfather. the aged King
Christian, seems TO have understood
admirably the art Of getting his chill
drea into possession Of places Of rank
and power. One Of his daughters IS the
Empress Of Russie. another IS the
Queen of England. and his son Is the
Kil.s- OF Greece Now a grandson will
shape the destinies OF Norway. thus
rounding out a career the most re-
marksbIe OF its kind IN history
The mother Of the new King OF Nor
way Is a daughter Of the King Of Sve-
Cen. and his wife Is a daughter OF the
k,ug Of England.
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(TO Be Continued Next Sunny,
IN AN EXCLUSIVE CAFE

The menu card OF a New York hotel
run exclusively for women offers IN con-
spicuous type: imported Gculs Sand
wiches: Lark. Partridge. Pheasant.
Thrush"
Isn't IT horriI leP' exclaimed a sweet
voiced. earnes- woman as she settled
her aigrette .1ned spring hat down
an inch furth;' over her nose. Think
OF a woman, a tenderhearted woman,
eating larkSi Or thrusheai''
Don't worry" said tie practical com
panioa coolly. with glance ct the
aigre;-e. ''They don't really serve them.
you Know. 1t is only q blum. II you
should order g lark sandwich you would
either oe told that they were just out
or you would be served with q bit OF
SQUAD. and unless you carry a profess
Sional naturalis around with you to
iden, ,fy the speCtcs gou could not prove
The difference ce-'--esSw York sun
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

"PacE-;rain - balloon - automobile
cameis-hOw do you get there?''
'Narnished cars. It's not the getting
there; lis tEe not dying Of ennui after
you're on the spot
''Humph, What hour did you say for
the dinne-?"'
Seven O'Clock. Meet me at the en-
trance
IF I'm at large, Allow me to pre-
cede you thrc-'gh the door. and don't
follow me on The str ct. pleaset'
He walked away. his gIoved hands
clasped lezily behind him. Iou7ge7 ont
upon Broadway and turned toward the
Battery I waited until ne disappear
cd. then took an uptown car.
Ny first meeting with Laurance Don
ovan was in CopstantinopIe. at a afo
where | was dining. He got into n
row with an EnEiishman and knocked
him down. II was not my-affair. but T
liked the ease and definiteness with
which Larry put his foe out Of com
mission | learned later that il was a
way he had Tie EngIishman meant
wei enough. but he could not. of
course. know the intensity OF I.arr,-,s
feeiing about the unhappy lot of Ire
Iand. In the beginning Of my own ac-
fNeaAhtsti4te Win donovan / sometimes
argued with him. but I soon learned
better manners He quite converted
me to his own notion of Irish affairs.
ard / was as hot an advocate as he of
head-smashing as a means of restoring
Ireland 5 lost prestige
My friend the American consul gen
eral al Constantinople. was not with
out a sense OF humor. and / easily en-
listed him in Larry's behalf The Eng
lisSman thirsted for vengeance and in
vOked all the powers. He insisted with
reason. that Larry was a British sub
ject and that the American consul had
no right 10 give him asyIum-a point
that was / understand thoroupblv
well-gToundC in law and fact. Larry
maintained. on the other hand. that he
was not English but Irish. and that. as
his country maintained no representa-
tive. 1t was his privilege to find refuge
wherever il was offered. Larry was
always the most plausible OF human
beings and between us-he. the Amer
lean consul and I've made an impress
sion and got him Off
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Continued from Fourth Page)

''Of course accept them, Do you
think I am going TO make a row. re-
fuse to fulfill that old mans last wish,
I gave him enough trouble IN his life
without disappointing him in his grave.
1 suppose you'd like to have me fight
the Will, but I'm going to disappoint
you"
He said nothing. but played with his
pencil l had never disliked him so
heartily; he was 50 SNUG and COM
Portable. His Office breathed the very
spirit OF prosperity. l wished 10 finish
my business and get away.
4 suppose the region out there has
high death rate. Hows the ma
laria2"
Not alarmingly prevalent. 1 under
stand. There's a summer resort over
on one side Of Lake AnnandaIe The
place is really supposed To be whole
some. 1 don't believe your grand
father had homicide In mind in send
ing you there"
NO. he probably thought the rus
tication would make man Of me.
Must l do my own victUalng? j sup
pose I'll be allowed 10 eat"
Bates can cook for you. He'll
supply the necessities. III instruct
him 10 obey your orders. I assume
you'll not have many guests-in fact
he studied the back OF his hand IN
tently-"while that isn't stipulated. l
doubt whether it was your grandfath-
er's intention that you should surround
yourself
With -boisterous companions!r
supplied the words in my cheerfulest
tone No my conduct shall be ex-
empiary. Mr.. Pickering" l added.
with ahable irony
He picked Up a single sheet Of thin
typewriter paper and passed il across
the table. Il was a formal acqui-
escence in the provisions of the will
Pickering had prepared il in advance
Of my coming. and this assumption
that would accept the terms irri-
tated me. Assumptions as to what l
should DO under given conditions had
always irritated me, and accounted
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

Princess Maud. was o. the house OF
Hanover. Princess Maud can also
trace her. lineage through her grand
father, the Prince OF Saxe-Coburg-
GoJha. to ST. Olaf
Including the Oldenburg kings, who
furnished ten rulers for Norway and
Denmark during their Union. Prince
Karl can lay claim to having the
blood OF twenfy-one Norwegian kings
In his veins. while Princess Maud mas
the same royal blood with the addi-
ton OF that OF St Olaf These figures
do not include various petty kings who
ruled over smaller parts Of the coun-
tr.'-
SentimentaIy II pleases the Nor
wegians that this King and Queen
should be Of the ancient royal blood
of Norway. The fact that the last
King Haakon. surnamed Longlegs,
flourished in the early DAYS Of the
fourteenth century, dying IN 1919. IS
forgotten. the lapse OF time is not
considered. since royal Morse history
ended with him. His lie was passed
IN a succession OF wars with Den
mark. and his daughter marrying Erik.
son OF Magnus BirgerssOu King OF
Sweden, the kingdom passed out OF
the independent existence which Il
had maintained for five centuries. and
Tor more than five centuries thereafter
was ruled by the kings OF Sweden or
of Denmark
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

>" HE week that Is Just past
has seen new king and a
new queen seated on the
throne of their ancestors.
In the coronation OF King
HaakOn VII and Queen
Maud at TrOndhjem Cathedral on Fri
day last it has seen the final act in
the bloodiess revolution whereby Nor
way has achieved her hearts desire
II has seen Prince Karl of Denmark.
the sailor prince" so-called. second
sc' of the present King of Denmark.
transformed into King Haakon VII.
O Norway. and declared the legitimate
successor of the vikings. the fierce
sailor kings who ruled Norway and
terrorized all Europe not far from a
thousand years ago. II has seen the
consummarion OF Norway's assuming
among the nations of the earth that
separate and equal station 10 which
The laws Of nature and of natures
God eutitle her"
There is a peculiar fitness in the
selection Of Prince Karl as first King
OF the re-established kingdom Of Nor
way All the traditions of the country
point TO q sailor king-a real sailSr.
not mere royal excuse for one. And
Karl = emphatically that. All the
members Of the Danish royal family
have been brought up primarily as hu-
man beings. The accident of birth
have been 50 far as possible ignored.
The new King Of Norway was born
August g. 1872. and is a trffie short OF
thirty-four years OF age. From his
birth lie was set apart for a naval
career. He went 10 the naval Acad-
emy and Jared there exactly as the
other students did-no better no
worse He began his active career ir-
1890. as a m!dshipman. and In the
summer Of 1904 reached the grade Of
captain in the Danish navy. He is
eai1 10 be popular amorg both Of
hcers and men, and 70 be a sailor by
inclination as well as by education
and eNpedicnCy. He IS a strict dis
ciplnartan, and n hard worker-not
genial man. but one whose unap-
proachableIess IS laid TO shyness
rather than to any exaggerated sense
Cf his own Importance and said to be
devoted 70 his friends.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

the day. would probably have been
glad enough 10 give the Norwegians
their separate consular service but for
the promise made by his successor.
Throughout the eIEhty-seven years
that the line OF Bernadotte has been on
the Swedish throne. Norway has never
relinquished the demand for lndepen-
dencs. and the fruition Of this dream
IS certain TO be followed by a great
effort toward progress, so that the ma
terial benefits OF the separa' 2n may be
realized.
The NOTwegians are inter.seiy demo-
cratic. In marked contrast TO the
Swedes. who have the habit Of aristOc-
racy strongly fixed on them.
A critic as eminent as Prof. Fahlbeck
has said that there are only five noble
families in Norway as against 5000 In
Sweden
The difference IN temperament might
have been expected 10 result IN a Nor
wegian republic. but since the separa-
ton first became a certainty. there has
never been a moment that anything
but a monarchy was thought OF.
The selection OF a king IS generally
admitted by the diplomats OF Europe
70 put the new power IN an excellent
position 10 get its share Of considera-
ton IN International politics.
For while sentimentally the restora-
ton Of the ancient line on its re-estab-
Ilshed throne may please Norway,
practically he seating thereon Of a
modern line directly allied TO the most
powerful royal houses OF Europe IS
likely 10 be much more useful. King
Haakon. himself. IS reputed an able
man. highly thought Of among his roy
al kinsfOlk. but his blood will 90 far
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Kept His Word

For the last hundred years about.
Norway has been demanding the in
dependence which she has at last
achieved The theory that attributes
the separation of Sweden and Moray
to quarrel over the Kings refusal
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

october Of the year Of our Lord nine
teen hundred and one
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

Norway Has Achieved Her Hearts Desire
In lhe Coronation Last FTiddr Of Haakon
VII, The Sailor Prince and His English
Vile, Both Of Whom Are Direct Descend,
ants OF the Fierce Vikings Who Ruled
The Land Of the NOrseman and Were. the
Terror Of the Seas Not Far From a Thous-
and Years Ago.
The Washington times., 1906-06-24

HE week that Is Just past
has seen new king and a
new queen seated on the
throne of their ancestors.
In the COrOuprfpr, of I,-Frrr
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Highways and highways.
the st. Paul Dispatc.

-INNSf
Years ago, in the early days, before
the railroad, states chartered corpora
tions to construct and maintain high
ways-we called them toll roads,
pixies" in some parts, then-and en-
powered them to charge toll on all who
used them, the state fixing the tollthey
might demand. Some We're made Of
planks, and were the plank roads'' of
the west; others OF stone and were the
macadamized roads OF the east and
south. These corporations did what the
state or it's subdivisions We're unwilling
or financially unable to do at the time.
They served their day and purpose.
Then came q day when men asked why
their oad should be made private
property and they be made to pay for
their use. Why should not the state or
the county make these better roads and
maintain them? And gradually, as this
sentiment spread, the plank roads and
the toll roads and the pikes-the last
the last Of all-became common roads
free to all, kept up by all, and one stage
of private ownership Of highways
passed out, leaving only a foundation
on which is being built our later move
ment for good roads,