The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-27
Jokes ON MONARCHS.
Some Daring Franks Played
Upon Royal Personages.
Ia FLOWER FOR THE KAISER.

Decorations That Made His Majesty
Explode With Wrsth-A Mediea! Di-
ploma For Prince Of Wales-The
Duke and the Stockholders.
Some years ago I paragraph appear
sd in 9 Berlin daily stating that Prince
Henry. who had just returned from
bis visit 70 the Uuitec States. had
brought home as present to his
brother 4 number OF plants OF 4 new
variety Of crimson cacnation. "As
every one knows. the paragraph con-
cluded. the rcd carna,ion is his i'm
pcriai najcsty's favorite tower"
/ On the day after the publication OF
this news the kaiser was due At AK
Ia Chapelle \ member Of the town
council suggested that every one Ia
the town wear Z buttonho!e OF the
kaiser's favorite flower.
The suggestion was It once acted
.n. The frock coated members OF the
/ ideputatior which waited next morning
on the platform each wore proudly
bussonhole Of the deepest crimson.
The poor fellows could not conceive
why the kaisers dcmeanor WAS so
freezing. Hc dismissed them with a
few words. got into bis carriage and
drove of
At the town hall was another deputa-
ton, similarly decorated. Then his
majcsU's wrath exploded. What IS
the meaning Of this Insult" he de-
! uanced. Some one explained. and
then one Of the kaiSe-'S attendants took
the mayor aside. My dear sir" he
ssiG, surely you know that the red
carnaticn IS the emblem Of the Social
| Democrats and Of I'll lowers the one
which his majesty chiefly detests!r
/ Mary years ago King Edward VII.
then Prince OF Wales. was the sub
iect Of stupid hoax. Ee received a
letter informing him Of his unanimous
election IS honorary member oi the
Princeton medical faculty and signed
by three students. With his lnvariab!e
courtesy tic recipient requested his
private secretary to acknowledge It
The reply said. His royal hishness
Will remember with pride and salts
| faction the mark Of distinction re-
| ceiyed at the hands oe the Princeton
medical facult:.''
as matter OF fact. there is not and
never was such an organization.
/ As impuGent . hoax as ever was
heard Of was perpetrated in 1904 upon
. Belgian paper. a letter purportinS
| TO be In the handwriting and above
the Signature OF Princess Louise OF
Coburs was received by the editor.
who very foolishly published It with
GU, first assuring himself IS to its gen
! uinepeSS.
i This letter gave I long catalogue OF
the wrongs Of Princess Louise anc OF
| her sisters AID constituted most
; brutal attack upon her father. the king
Of the Beisisns.
The letter was at oace copied by
number ct other papers. including
more than one in England. Naturally
it gave great pain to the princess her
self. and the only wonder IS that q
prosecution for libel was not the in-
mediate result.
Some years ago young American
woman who was staying In Cooen-
haSen made bet with q friend that
she would propose 20 the king Of Den
mark.
| On one Of the kings public reception
| days the American lady found her way
| to the royal residence.
-Wha. can do for you. madam
asked the king
Your majesty. ! desired to ask you
Il sou would like to marry me" was
the reply.
The king merely smiled.
"T an afraid am q little too old. .
be said. and at the same moment ne
beckoned to one Of the officials to COZ
duct the lady to the door. BE had
put her down as harmless lunacc.
a JOKE Of rather rough order was
played upon the first cousin of the EN-.
peroc Of Arstrta. the Archduke Sal
vstor, once when he was ia Paris BE
was passing the bourse-the Partisan
| equivalent Of the Stock EzchanSe-
when his companion. lanky young
French count. suggested that be
might lock inside.
"If you walk straight in." he SAID
40 one viii notice You They VIII
take you for q stoekbroi;ec"
The duke TOOK him at his word. but
| Of course he was no sooner inssce
than he was recognized Us sishtseer;
j Els silk hat WIS instantly spirited
away, and ne was at once surrounded
| By . mob Of dealers with notebooks
shouting fabulous offers to buy or sell
stock
| The duke had desperate struggle
to reach the front lobby. and when al
last be got there. hatless and breath
less. he found that some genial sou.
had pinned long price list to the
tails Of his coat.
It is not likely that any reignins
sovereign ever got 4 more unpleasant
scare than did Ferdinand Of RuiSar!a
so..e FIVE years ago. HIS private sec
retary. u young baron. was away II
Austria on Z vacation when !ette!
arrived for his royal master announc
ing that he did not propose to returr
and that be would be glad for the sun
i Of $4,000: otherwise, he wrote. ~
would be compelled to sell number
OF secret documents which he hat
! taken away with him
Instantly Prince Ferdinand dis
patched 4 couple OF secret service en-
! voys in chase. Of his missing secretary
| WHOM they ran to ground PEACEFUL!
shooting on bis own estate. Fu-the'
Investigation proved the inisssTe to b
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