Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-20
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From Hydrophobia Carr.
DOCTOR SAYS mo HOPPE SKETCHES OF PERSONAGES|
Victim Leaves HcsptA and King Christian and Queen Louise
justs Business Affairs. Denmark
WAS NOT BITTEN BY DOG PICTURE OF LOVING FAMILY
While Fondlng Republican Convention OF 1854
a sapniel-Takes His How counsels Prevented
Doom Cooliy: Split
King Christian and Queen Louise Of
Denmark.
OF A LOVING FAMILY
Republican Convention OF 1854.
a Split in the Party.
~ WILLIAM z. CURTIS.

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| ~ WILLIAM z. CURTIS.
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
| Herald.
Clark E. Carr. the serene sachem OF
calesburg one 81 those fortunate mortals
who can contemplate the past with pleas
ure and the future with unfalterinS faith.
has written another book. entitled MY
| Day and Generation 1t contains several
graphic pictures Of what he has seen dur
ing his long and interesting experience;
pen sketches Of prominent men whom he
has known and been associated with
Lincoln. Conkling. Oliver p. Morton Ben
| tamin F. Wade. Gen. Sherman. Milard
| Fillmore, Martin Van Buren,. Henry Ward
Beecher. Robert G. Ingersoll and others
There are several political chapters. one
of which explains why President Lincoln
was not renominated by reclamation at
| the Baltimore convention in 1884, and why
| Illinois was not turned over to Greeley
in 1872 There are several anecdotes hith-
erto unpublished that will interest all gen
| erations. but the average reader Will ma
the greatest pleasure in Mr.. Cars expe-
| riences while minister to Denmark and
| the charming narrative Of his acquaint-
ance with King Christian. The Good"
| and Louise, that gracious queen-the
| grandfather and grandmother of Europe.
| as they were often called.
Speaking OF Queen Louise. he says:
| THE world has come to know and appre-
| ciate the sterling worth Of her royal chill
| dren-the Queen Of Great Britain. the
| Empress Dowager OF Russia, the Duchess
! Of Cumberland. the present King of Den
mark, the King OF Greece and the gallant
i oil Hpfn al
that this ilustrious family has at last
made royalty respectable. Perhaps this
/ mot implies too severe a censure upon
| royalty, as the world has been accustomed
pied the thrones Of Europe. Yet there
can be no question that the influence OF
| this royal Danish family has tended to-
ward the spiritual uplifting Of and has
| given vigor and personality and character
| to the royal and imperial families of every
| kingdom and empire which have had the
| happiness to become allied to 1t.
| NO family In all the kingdom could
| have been reared with more scrupulous
care than hers.
A United Family.
| Devoted as she was to her sons and
daughters. no grown children in any walk
OF life could have been more devoted to
their mother. 1t was our happy lot to
meet them many times when they gath
| cred at the hearthstones OF their parents.
| Nothing could have been more charming
/ than the sight Of the queen with the En-
press Of Russia. now widowed. the Prtn-
| cess Of Wales. now queen. and the Ouch
ess Of Cumberland. loving companions
all. every one cheerful and radiant and
beautiful. though more of the daughters
was more so than her proud mother. And
1t was quite as interesting to note the
sons manifestations Of affection for their
1 A@t ~ AA NTH bar
then-the Crown Prince Of Denmark. now
the king: King George Of Greece and
| Prince Valdemar.
1T was then and for many years had
dren. sons and daughters with their wives
| and husbands and children. to pay six
weeks visit to the venerable King and
Queen OF Denmark every autumn-a GUS
tom which continued so long as the royal
couple survived. On the arrival OF their
children with their numerous retinues
the king and queen threw open their great
palace Of Fredensborg. lying In the midst
OF q great estate. forty miles north Of
Copenhagen. the building overlooking the
Lakeland environed with orchards and
gardens. fruits and flowers. and verdure
| and forests. where all the royal person
ages were housed and entertained In
Ting capitals, relieved OF the cares and
responsibilities OF state. bound together
by ties Of blood or marriage. presided
over by the good king and queen. whom
they all loved and venerated. and cano-
| pied by their benignant influence. the
| members OF this illustrious household
fairly reveled in one another's society.
| Their amusenents were those of the
Notwithstanding. boating. sailing.
fishing. riding. driving, with games equal
Pile worthy to be followed by every fam
lily In their respective countries.
| The Queens Tender Heart.
"One day Queen Louise asked me to
come to her and on my arrival told me
she was In great distress over the poor
women who cultivated gardens in the
neighborhood Of her country palace.
These women raised great quantities of
cabbage. most Of which was exported to
New York and there sod. Up to that
time there had been only a low ad va
loren duly on produce Of this sort which
Her majesty told me Of this and added
that the poor women were being ruined
because that horrid Mckinley had put
such an enormous tariff upon their prod
ucts-the Mckinley bill set a specific duty
Of cents upon every head of cabbage.
She begged me to try to influence my
government to take of the duty and save
the livelihood of these poor women. ex-
| Claiming over ana over again.
They are my friends! They have
grown up about me! I have known them
ever since they were girls-ever since
they were girls.
Il could only promise her that l would.
at her request bring the matter TO the
attention of our government. This |
did, and my dispatch Is on file at the De-
partment Of State. could not give her
any assurance Of relief. however. as tar
IN duties are imposed by act Of Congress.
which the President. like all other on1-
Gals, must obey.
"A few days before we finally left
Copenhagen her majesty sent for me. to
ask. she said. great favor 6he toio
me some good Danish women had writ
ten to her from a town called Minden IN
my country. q little settlement far out IN
kearney county. Neb.. setting forth that
the people there were building them
selves a Lutheran church, and earnestly
desired some memento from their queen
to place In 1t. Accordingly she had paint
ed a little picture for them. and she
wished me to tell her hows to send II
safely"
King Christians Character.
Col. Carr is equally enthusiastic in his
admiration for King Christian. who.
everybody acknowledges. was an ideal
sove reign and citizen-modest. democratic
and unpretentious. yet able. dignified and
thoroughly informed as to the politics OF
Europe. King Christian was the most
modest man in his kingdom. says Col:
Carr, devoted to duty with constant and