Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-10-06
JOKES ON MONARCHS.
Some Daring Franks Played
Upon Royal Personaqes.
A FLOWER FOR THE KAISER.
Decorations That Made tils Majesty
explode With Wrsth-A Medical pi-
P'oms For Prince Of WsIss-The
Duke and the Stockholders.

P'oms ror Prince Of Wsles-The
Duke and the Stockholders.
some years ago u paragraph appear
ed In a Berlin daily sitting that Prince
Henry. who had just returned from
his visit 10 the United States had
brought home as a present 10 HIS
brother number OF plants Of a new
variety OF crimson carnation. AS
every one knows" the paragraph con-
Guided. the red carnation Is his i'm
perial majesty's favorlte flower"
On the day after the publication OF
this news the kaiser was due at AK
ia-Cbapelle. member of the town
council suggested that every one I'm
the town wear buttouhole of the
Saiser's favorite flower.
The suggestion was at once acted
on. The frock coated members of the
reputation which waited next morning
on the platform each wore proudly a
outtonhole OF the deepest crimson.
Ibe poor fellows could not conceive
why the kaiscr's demeanor was so
freezing. He dismissed them with n
few words. got into his carriage and
drove OF.
AT the town hall was another deputa-
ton. similarly decorated. Then his
majesty's wrath exploded. what Is
the meaning OF this insultr' he de-
handed Some one explained, and
then one OF the kaiser's attendants took
the mayor aside. MY dear sir" he
said. surely you know that the red
carnation is the emblem OF the Social
Democrats and of all towers the one
which his majesty chiefly detestsr
Many years ago King Edward VII.
then Prince OF Wales. was the sub
1ect OF stupid hoax. He received a
letter informing him OF his unanimous
election MS honorary member of the
Princeton medical faculty and signed
by three students. With his invariable
courtesy the recipient requested has
private secretary 10 acknowledge It
The reply said. His royal highness
will remember with pride and salts
faction the mark OF distinction re-
ceived at the hands of the Princeton
medical faculty"
AS matter OF fact. there Is not and
never was such an organization.
AS impudent a hoax rs ever was
heard OF was perpetrated In 1904 upon
Belgian paper. \ letter purporting
to be in the handwriting and above
the signature of Princess Louise OF
Coburg was received by the editor,
who very foolishly published It with
out FIRST assuring himself as TO its gen.
uineness.
This letter gave n long catalogue OF
the wrongs OF Princess Louise and OF
her sisters and constituted a most
brutal attack upon her father. the king
OF the Belgians.
The letter was at once copied by n
number OF other papers. including
more than one In England Naturally
IL gave great pain 10 the princess her
self. and the only wonder is that n
prosecution for libel was not the i'm
mediate result.
Some years ago young American
woman who was staying In Copen-
hagen made bet with n friend that
she would propose 10 the king OF Den
mark
On one OF the kings public reception
! days the American lady found her way
TO the royal residence.
what can do for you. madam g
asked the king.
Your majesty. | desired 10 ask you
II you would like 10 marry me?" was
the reply
The king merely smiled.
- aw afraid am n little too old. ;
| he said. and NJ the same moment hC
/ beckoned TO one OF the officials 10 con
duct the lady TO the door He hat
put her down MS harmless lunatic.
4 joke Of rather a rough order wa:
| played upon the first cousin OF the em
peror Of Austria, the Archduke Sal
vator. once when he was in Paris. III,
was passing the bourse-the Partisan
equivalent of the Stock Exchange
when his companion. a lanky youns
French count. suggested that h,
might look inside.
"lf you walk straight in" he said
mo one will notice YOU They will
take you for n stockbroker"
The duke took him ar his word. bu
| or course he was no sooner inSid
than he was recognized as a sightseer
His silk hat was instantly spirite,
away. and he was ar once surrounde,
by mob OF dealers with notebook
shouting fabulous offers TO buy or sci
stock.
The duke had n desperate struggl
TO reach the front lobby. and when Il
last he got there. hatless and breath
less. he found that some genial sou
had pinned long price list 10 tn
tails of his coat.
IL is not likely that any reignin
sovereign ever got more unpleasan
scare than did Ferdinand of Bulgari
some Eve years ago. His private sec
rotary. young baron. was away 4
Austria on Il vacation when a lette
arrived for his royal master announC
ing that he did not propose TO retur
and that he would be glad for the sur
OF 100000; otherwise, he wrote. b
would be compelled to sell a numbe
of secret documents which he ha
taken away with him.
Instantly Prince Ferdinand di:
patched a couple OF secret service ell
voys In chase of his missing secretary