The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-03
COMMON PEOPLE JOIN
IN GENERAL GOOD WILL
For "Haak'' is Such a jolly
Good Fellow, Well Liked
by Subjects


Christine, August 3.--chrictlna was
aslew with nags and bunting today
and thefe was mucn popular rejoicing
over she ihiriy.iiftn anniversary Of the
birth of King iiaakon Addresses Of
coEefaMlation were received from
elites aed towns throughout Norway
and 10 these we're added the feliciia-
tion oi all Inc sovereigns Of Europe.
The greetings Of the latter were con-
yeyed to tlo royal palace by the dip
iomatlr representative. who were re-
eiepd IN person bv the King
The popular festivities in honor OF
the k3ng 4 birthday AFFORD but an
other proof Of the strong hold he has
secured on the affections of his sub
5ects The sincere regard Of the
.Nofwegians for their king and
queen is an tile more remarkable
since L IS mol yet two years that the
80 az Danish prince and bis English
pfinccss were invited TO ASSUME the
MYercientF lu the modern history
Of Erope no parallel Is TO be found
King Haakons uncle, Prince George
81 Denmark accepted the throne Of
Greece end has occupied II nearly
f6rtyaya years, Yet the people Of
Greece entertain no real affection for
hin And the same may be said OF
tho German priifccs who nave become
tho rulers Of Raimanis and Bulgaria.
The case oi kIug Haakon, IN tact.
aBords iha only example ol aa alien
rilier who has been accepted with
gym Inc loyalty and taken into the
hearts Di his new subjects
Ii Is bar natural that the strong
characteristics Of King liaalgon should
win the attachment OF HIS people.
And The Winning personality Of QAecn
Maud aud The charm OF the little
Prime Olnf, heir 10 the lhroae, haya
further endeared the royal cogple to
the Norwegian people
Bf there Is one trait possessed by
Tho king that p-lhaps more than
any DthSr has placed he Norwegians
This is his love for the sea Like the
famed Morse kings Of old. King Haak.
oa Is Yerliahle SON Of the sea,
AS q child he was set apart for 4
uatHl career 10 This end he was
educated by his father Until he was
Fourteen years old when he passed
the examination for admission into
the Danish naval academy There he
spent ihe regulation -four years. farms
issi as bis comrades Of Donroyal blood
farcd no worse
en- leaying the academy be began
his nctive carear as q midshiFman.
That VAS IN 1880 In the years that
followed he slowly mounted to the
grade ~ captaln. attaining that rank
onls a year or 80 before he was called
20 ihe thrnue OF Norway when
az Hes he was 3 hard worker aad he
demanded harEHors from an Under
hins Yet be WIS wcll liked by his
officers, Hnd the common sailors
wero known 70 hold him in hish ne.
gafd
pggfals lay his fayorite associates
aie mfa Of tie navy aRl M ch oi
his iina is spent in The study OF naval
problems On returning from a visit
% ropenhagan or . soiorrn in Eng,
lsial, Queen Maud'A home his FIRST
task IS 10 All " some of ms high
officials of the Norwepian navy and
engage irt long TALKS with ihem. Given
his way has ore subject Of conversa
tion Is aiways the sea and She thiugs
hat appersiu thcreto
And as before stated this love foI
ihe sea Dlaases the Norwegians I'M
measely fnr the kings who have made
their history have boen men OF Tho
sea- largely