The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-07
KING AND QUEEN
welded 50 YEARS
ALL SWEDEN CELEBRATES THE
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF
OSCAR AND SOPHIA.
BELOVED OLD MONARCH
And His Democratic and Loyal Wife
Happy After Half Century Of
Love--PubIic Collection IL
Taken to Aid the Poor.

Stockholm. June G-This was 4
Igala day In Stockholm and FOR that
matter, all over Sweden, for II was
The golden wedding anniversary oE
King Oscar and Queen Sophia.
All day the city was en- fete AMI
Everywhere was rendered mantle
he devotion which the swedish pn
! PIE especially the middle class ana
poor. have for the most democratic
lroyal couple In Europe.
AT the palace King Ogcart who was
jattended bY an the members of tae
Iroyal family. received large BnmleE
iof addresses, including one from the
municipality and one from nasly
every public body Ia his kingdom
Special representatives of nearly
Ievely every sovereign Of Europe were
here also ON hand to present mea
sages Of congratulation Though NOT
entirely recovered from his recent
severe illness. bis Majesty wa II the
best of spirits and watmly greeted
each delegation presented To him
Becanse of the health of the royal
couple some of the early plans fo tat
celebration Of their golden wedding
were necessarily abandoned One of
the notable features of the calehra-
ion that was carried ont was public
collection TO enable poor patients r,1
gain admission TO the sanatorilims far
consumptives, which were founded
ten years ago on the twentyfiftil an
niversary of King 0scas's re'gn win
the money subscribed BY the nation
md handed over u the King
An Accomplished Mcnarcn.
All lhlngs taken into cunaidefat 7an
king Oscar Is the most accomplished
liking in the world He h as excellent
tiasasIsI i Y: ! MS. s'iss ssts eIs'at
lopular ppat ana i splendid spealsersF
II has the reputation also uf bains Z
| Wit. And he has found time to dl&
lnguish himself I'll an these days II
| splte of the fact 4 nat he has had, az
lsing. che of the most dlfficulsstasks
hat has fallen TO the lot Of any mon
arch of recent years The king II
rost fortunate in his heirapparent
Crown Prince Gustav who has acted
las regent of the Kingdom during the
long illness OF King Oscar, ls q SEN
sihlc man, devoted To his father, ana
9n the best terms with Swetish
statesmen and public men In every
rank of life. and in recent years ne
has greatly increased in popularity
with the masses In Sweden.
A Democratic Queen.
Queen Sophia Is a woman OF whom
1.-THE public outside Of her kingdom
hear little. but Of whom 1t would do
Ii good to hear much. She Is German
born. but by her sympathles an1 N
te,ests she belongs entirely 10 the
northern country whose crown she
wears. She has not been strong IN
health for years. and consequently
he has been compelled to live CON.
parativeIy retired life She eaanet
,ften share II the great court fes-
ivals. Her interests are . great
,xtent taken UP BY charitable work
one Of her most cherished occupa-
IONS is TO alleviate distress, and.
icing strongly Impressed by religion.
he queen Is greatly interested BY the
religious movements OF her time
More than one charitable institu-
ion has been founded through the
initiative OF the queen above ali the
esonahment.e Of sophia House. in
stockholm. She has on many oces-
aions started the idea Of important
works of charity-foi nstance. when
he formed and carried out the plan
Il the greet fancy fair in Christiana
or the benefit OF the families Of tde
wrecked fishermen from Finmarken-
A Happy Pair
The marriage Of King Oscar. then
orinee. to. Princess Sophia Of the
souse of Nassau took place al Bic
herlch castle, Germany. on June G.
1857. and was a great public event. II
s.as love match and how happy they
have been together during the htt1
ears of thoir welded life can hf
learned from King OScat'ssr verse;
Inc king WHITES t&t1ii'AA 49, = -
in one Of his poems. in which he
scrihes his first meeting with his
Inc speaks of her as an angel. u
and good"
-Four sons. models Of inielf
and manly beauty. have been ;
r them. They are Crown srin
, ltav. Prince Carl, Prince Euf
r Prince 'ost None of tkA.T
S Young men Is less than 81
1 height and al OF them
shouldered and athle &c.
s himself stands six feet
Prince Carl towers aboy Il
Of the family. his heia
six feet six
Prince Carl IS G.