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Notable Achievements of the Late King.

During his n%ine-year reign King Edwards efforts were
especially devoted to ~furthering the cause of peace. 1t was
mainly through his infunce that the Anglo-French-Russan
Triple Entente became an accomplished fact.
AS a direct result Of this pact a European war was pre-
vented when France and Germany clashed on the Moroccan
question in 1905.
The Balkan crisis Of 1908, which threatened a general
European conAagration, was solved without war.
Other results of King Edwards peace campaign were:
The Anglo-French and Anglo-Gernan Arbitration
treaties of 1908, followed by more than a score of similar
treaties between other Powers.
Giant strides in the movement for the limitation of
naval and military armament. Even Germany, following an
interview between King Edward and the Kaiser at Cronberg
in 1908, showed a decided ~change.in this respect.
The salient dates in the life of the late monarch are:
1841, November Born at Buckingham Palace.
186O-Visit to the United States and Canada.
1868, March l0-Marriage to Princess Alexandra Of
Denmark, at Windsor.
1865, June 3-Prince George, Duke Of York, subse-
quendy Prince of Wales and now King, born.
875-Vis to India.
189o-Won the Derby with Persimmon.
1901, January 22-Succeeded to the throne.
1902, June 24-Operated upon for perityphitis and
thought to be dying.
1l9o2, August Drowned King Of England and
Emperor Of India.
1910, May Oiled at Buckingham Palace.
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iIance. She watched the doctors az
their work, and they also v left
the sickroom, except for briefest IN
teryals. The Princess Of Wales Is a
yery able nurse, and she also rem
dered some assistance In the SICK
chamber. The Duchess of Albany
was another member OF the royai
family who came to see His Majesty,
and when she left she was weeping
bitterly.
A Despairing City.
London, with King Edward lying
dead. is a, despairing city. All the
West End theatres were practlcally
empty that evening. Even the pnysl,
ognomy Of the streets showed a sad
change. Thoroughfares which are
normally scenes Of life, hustle and
gayety resembled the streets Of a city
through which the shadow of death
had stalked. Pedestrians were rare.
Cabs and taxis passed by at Intervals
instead of in a c%easeless nile, n
motor buses rumbled past empty or
nearly empty of passengers.
In the eyes Of the English Consti-
tuition the King never dies. The death
Of one monarch Is technically termed
the demise of the Crown, and is me-
chanically followed by the accession
of his successor. Thus, when King
Edward had drawn his last breath In
the presence of his family, among
whom was, Of course, his eldest sur
Yiving son, the Prince of Wales, Eng
land at that moment came into pos.
session of a new King. No formal
notification was necessary, lut it may
be assumed that the new monarch's
subjects present at King Edwards
death paid homage to King George
v. What will this reign bring forth!
Friends Admit Nations Crisis Has
tened the Kings Death.
The sudden death of King Edward
has staggered the English nation.
Only ten days ago he returned from
a pleasure trip to Biarrttz, and only
recently he was conducting the busi-
ness of State and giving audiences.
That the Kings end was has ned
by worry over the %unpreceder po-
litical conditions confrontinf and
Is Sduly dululIISu Wy LID
Several important and long planned
official events must be abandoned as
the result of the death Of the mon
arch who had ruled Britain so popu-
larly for nine years. Among those
will be the abandonment of the prin-
cipal functions of ex-President Roose-
velt's. tour, as far as England is con-
cerned.
The Kings death leaves the empire
in a grave political situation. 1t Is
believed that the struggle between
the Lords and the Commons will be
temporarily abandoned.
Messages Of grief and sympathy
have been received from all British
dominions and from foreign nations
which have heard the news Of Eng
lands loss.
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sentiment that followed the action Of
the Russian fleet in firing on the
fishermen in the English channel. 1t
was through his diplomacy that
friendly relations were established
with France and were maintained
with all the other nations Of the
world.
The New King.
During the last trip abroad made
by his father, King George, then
prince Of Wales, had to take on his
shoulders some of the kingly duties.
The result startled England.
The new king previously had been
best known for the things he didn't
do. Even the most loyal supporters
of the royal family did not take him
seriously. Good-hearted, quiet, rel
served, unenergetic, perhaps a little
negative-this was the general esti-
mate.
But when Prince George took the
tiller, he forced his critics to admit
they had underestimated him. He
showed evidences of careful study Of
European and colonial conditions, he
was widely read on every subject. He
made speeches that were clear,
straightforward, Illuminating and
forceful. He showed himself one of
the best informed men in England on
naval affairs.
Previously an extraordinary igno-
rance prevailed, even in England,
about the future ruler. He wasn't
the striking, snowy personality that
his father was. He didn't set styles
for the world. He was not a gallant.
He avoided the limelight.
The marriage of Prince George and
the princess was at the wish of
Queen Victoria.
The new King of England was
known as the sailor prince. He went
to sea while still a young boy, and
has gone through every grade of the
navy service. He has cruised
around the world and made a long
trip in visiting all the British col
onies in 1901.
Queen May, whose full name is
Victora Mary, was destined for a
throne from her birth. She was born
in the royal palace of Kensington on
May 26, 1867.
Prince Eddie, now prince of Wales,
is IA now, and is studying at the
Royal Naval college, Osborn, Isle of
Wight. He goes through the same
studies as the rest of the pupils,
works in the shops and the foundry,
and likes it. With a strong inherited
taste for the navy, he will probably
go into the army, and is already en-
rolled in the ranks of the famous
Gordon H%ighlanders.
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Feminine Notes.

Mrs. Margaret Emerson Mckim
filed suit in Reno (Nev.l for divorce
from Smith Hollins Mckim.
Two Of Mrs. B. c.. Hyde's sisters,
Lucy Lee and Sarah Swope, testified
at the Hyde trial in Kansas City.
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz, of Los
Angeles, has been appointed a men,
Der of the State board Of charities.
Mrs. Marie Berg, purchaser of the
Grover Cleveland farm near Prince
ton, N. j., sued in Trenton to have
set aside a $4,000 mortgage she gave
90 part payment as In excess Of the
value es the property ;,
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Princess Of Wales-the former then
the reigning King-within, haggard
and grief stricken.
A few minutes later one of the
Court officials left the palace.
SIS the last news about the Kings
condition being critical true?" asked
one in the throng.
'aThe King, SIR" was the quiet re-
ply, sis dead"
Yet in the silence of the night,
though stricken beyond belief, the
hundreds stood mute about the palace
gates, loyal and sympathetic in their
sorrow.
The actual illness from which the
King suffered vas al asthmatic car
diac affection.
The King died as he had lived-in
harness. He refused to stay in bed
on Friday morning, but got up, and
even transacted business az usual,
with Lord Knollys, his private secre-
tary.
He faced his illness, the Times
says, with courage and determination,
and except during his attacks Of
coughing and choking conversed as
usual. He had a bad paroXysm of
coughing in the forenoon, and in the
afternoon such paroxysms required,
until in the evening the attacks took
the form rather of a failure of breath
and he became comatose, but
throughout he remained up.
Outside the palace early in the
afternoon long strings of motor cars
and carriages had begun to fill the
courtyard of the entrance in Buck
ingham Palace Road. The streams
continued without intermission until
s o'clock. All the well-known people
III London were leaving calls and
making neutrality-suspicious., Am
bassadors, d%ignitaries Of the church,
great leaders, men Of note In the
world of sport, writers, painters, one
or two actors, even-every class was
represented in the line which adj
vanced slowly to the door and then
drove away with saddened faces look
ing out upon the people gathered
round the gates.
Prince of Wales i'll Palace.
All this time the Prince and
Princess of Wales were in the palace.
They had driven thither from MARI
borough House at 1890 and re-
NAMED in the ROOF next to that in
which the dying King lay. Here
Queen Alexf. ldra and the Princess
Victoria also spent the day. The
King was very glad he was able to
command once more the services of
the sister who had nursed him during
his recovery from the operation in
1901, and several times sent out
word to his family that he vas as
comfortable as he could expect to be.
The Queen watched over His Majesty
with the utmost devotion.
Queen at His Bedside.
The Queen was not content to leave
the care Of the King in the skilled
hands Of those who surrounded him,
though Sir Francis Laking and Sir
James. Reid had for years carefully
studied His Majesty's physique. Sit
ting for hours by his bedside Her
Majesty did not relax her loving Wig
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Surprising Freak of Nature.

Chicago, Special.-A case which
in many ways eclipses that of the
Siamese twins was brought to light
here when the seven-months-old son
of Martha Petzinger died from all
operation at the Norwegian Hospital.
The operation disclosed the fact that
a child about seven months advanc-
ed was in the process of formation
in his abdominal cavity.
Six doctors beside those who did
the work were witnesses to the opera
tion, which was supposed to have
been for a tumor.
The first thing that attracted at
.tcntion to the surgeons was the feet.
Closer examination showed that the
inner child was perfectly formed n
every particular.
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T~elegraphic Ticks.

President Taft, In Pittsburg, up
held the diplomacy Of Secretary Knox.
Troops were held in readiness to
prevent a May Day outbreak in Paris.
Many American pilgrims at Rome
were received in audience by the
Pope.
The insurgents. in the House
planned a new attack on Speaker
Cannon.
Commissioner of Licenses in his re-
port to the Mayor Of New York City
says the question OF obtaining domes-
tic servants 10 more than ever . prob.
Lem
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condition was critical the King began
to show signs of approaching dissolu-
ton.
Late in the afternoon in one of his
last wakeful intervals, the dying King
said:
"Well, it is all over, but I think I
have done my duty"
s For some hours prior to his death
the King had been comatose. The
scene in Buckingham Palace through
out the day was extremely sad. Not
only members of the royal family and
court officials, but the servants were
weeping bitterly when it became def
nitely known that their royal master
could not long survive.
It is said the last words Of His
Majesty were addressed at 5 o'clock
to Sir Edward Laking, his body ply
stefan, to whom he said:
II know this is the end; tell the
Queen.
The dramatic end came just before
the stroke of midnight. 1t was known
that His Majesty had been constantly
sinking, and recourse had been taken
to oxygen throughout the evening by
the physicians in a desperate effort to
prolong life, but, not prepared to un-
derstand the seriousness of the Kings
illness, an imperial people found 1t
difficult to believe that death could
vanquish in such a brief time.
BY the administration Of oxygen q
further rally was brought about, but
from 8 o'clock upward the King
lapsed into unconsciousness, the ef-
forts OF the doctors being directed
entirely to minimizing the pain of the
successive attacks Of choking.
His death Is said to have been due
not to any growth in the throat, but
to pressure on the lungs caused by
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes,
from which, owing to the extreme
shortness of the Kings neck, 1t was
impossible to afford him any relief
throughout his illness. To the end he
was not in bed, but In a half-sitting
and half-reclining position on an in
valid couch.
Greets Prince as King.
When the end came, in addition to
the royal family and the doctoi J,
Home Secretary Winston Churchill
was present, and to him fell the duty
II kneeling to the Prince of Wales
and first greeting him as King.
The royal family Immediately with
drew from the death chamber, Dow
ager Queen Alexandra being led away
by the new King and Queen, who
shortly afterward returned to MARI
borough House.
The End is Announced.
Just at the stroke of midnight the
crowds massed at the palace gate saw
a carriage drive swiftly out and
caught a glimnSc of the Prince and
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FACTS ABOUT THE NEW
KING.

George Frederick Ernest AL
. bert, Duke of Cornwall and York.
Born at Marlborough House,
. London, June 8, 1865.
Educated at home.
Joined the training ship Bri-
. tannia as naval cadet, October,
. 1877.
. Made a tour of the world as
. midshipman on H. M. S. Bac-
. chante, 1880.
Confirmed by the Archbishop
. of Canterbury, 1882.
. Appointed midshipman on 81.
. M. S. Canada, 1883.
. Passed as sub-lieutenant, OBJ
. tanning a frst-class for seaman
. ship, 1884.
. Promoted lieutenant, 1885.
. Served under the Duke Of
. Edinburgh in the Mediterranean
. Squadron, 1SS5-6-7.
= Made commander of 81. M. S.
3 Thrush, under Admiral Watson,
and again visited Canada, 1890.
. Became Heir Presumptive on
the death of the Duke Of Clar-
ence, January IA, 1892.
. Created Duke of York, Earl
. Of Inverness and Baron Killar-
: ney, May "a, 1892.
. Married at the Chapel Royal,
. St. James, the Princess Vic
toria Mary Augusta Louise Olga
Pauline Claudine Agnes, only
. daughter of. the late Princess
Mary of Cambridge and the Duke
Of Teck, July 6, 1893.
. Made Commander Of H. M. S.
= Crescent, June 8, 1898.
Promoted Rear-Admiral and
Colonel-in- Chief of the Royal
MARINE Forces, January l, 1901.
. Becamd ipso facto Duke of
Cornwall on the death of Queen
. Victoria, January %, 1901.
Also inherited the titles of
. Prince and High Steward Of
Scotland, Duke of Rothesay,
Earl of Carrick, Baron of Rem
. frew and Lord Of the Isles,
. January %, 1901.
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HISTORY king EDWARD
SKETCH king GEORGE.
KING EDWARD VII.

. King of the united kingdom
. of all the British dominions be-
q Of all the British domainions be-
. yond the seas, emperor Of India.
. Born in Buckingham palace,
London, Nov. 9, 1841.
Second child and eldest son OF
. Queen Victoria and Prince Con-
. sort Albert.
At 7 weeks old he was Great
. ed prince of Wales.
AS heir apparent to the throne
. he succeeded to the title of duke
e of Cornwall and its rich emolu-
. ments.
AS heir to the crown of Scot
. land, he became great steward Of
= Scotland, duke of Rothesay, earl
. Of Carrick, baron of Renfrew.
. and lord of the isles.
In 1849 he was created earl
. Of Dublin.
He was also duke Of Sa1ony,
. colonel of the Tenth Hussars,
. calonel-in-chief of the Rife Bri-
. grade, and field marshal both in
. the British and German armies.
He was educated by private
. tutors and at Edinburg univer-
. sity, Oxford. and Cambridge.
In 1860 he made a tour Of the
. United States and Canada.
In 1862 he made q trip to the
. Orient.
Began public life in January,
. 1868, as a member of the house
= of lords.
He was married March 10,
. 1863, to Princess Alexandra, old
est daughter Of King Christian
. Of Denmark.
. The had six children.
In 1872 he narrowly escaped
. death as a result of o typhoid
. fever attack.
Elected grand master of the
. Free Masons in 1874.
= He made an extended tour
. through the Indian empire in
1875-1876.
He succeeded Queen Victoria
. Jan. %, 1901; crowned Aug. 9,
. 1902.
The civil list of the king was
. fixed in 1901 at $~2,284,200 a
: year.
Was the most travelled monarch
. Of Europe.
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Another ~'Theory."

Boston, Mass, Special.-A marked
increase in the world gold supply
and extravaganza and waste, public
and private, are the principal reasons
given for the high cost Of living by
a special state commission which has
been investigating the subject for
eight weeks.
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EARTHQUAKE
More Than 1000 Killed at
Costa RIGA.
One TOWN TOTALLY DESTROYED
In the Brief Time Of -Four Seconds
Hundreds Of People Killed and
Wounded and Families Made Home
less-Some Americans Killed.

San Jose, Costa Rica, By Cable
The list Of dead at Carriage now
number not less than 1900. The city
was destroyed by an earthquake which
lasted four seconds. 1t was a tremen-
dous movement which followed a few
minor shocks during the day. 1t oc-
CURED Wednesday evening. Had the
shock come during the sleeping hours
hardly any could have escaped. Every
house was totally destroyed, iuclud-
ing four churches and the palace OF
the American Peace court, the gift Of
Andrew arnegie.
Some Americans are reported to
have been killed. No medical aid
could be obtained, and the survivors
suffered greatly from lack Of food
and water. Many Of the wounded
died, suffering terribly. Entire fam
lilies have been wiped out. Rafael
Angel Troyo, the Costa Rican poet,
whose works are known III many
countries, is reported killed.
Tie college Of the oicilian priests
fell while the priests and children
were at prayers. Two priests aud
ten children were killed.
The earthquake was followed by
a roaring which came apparently
from deep down in the earth, and
for six hours the disturbance con-
tinued.
New York, SPECTACULAR J. Ulloa.
the Costa Rican consul general in this
city, said that he had received MI
official advices from his country, III
forming him that the city Of Paraiso
had been practically destroyed by the
earthquake and that this has led to
estimates that the loss of life might
reach 1000 with 10000 persons rem
dered homeless, and a property loss
possibly aggregating Of $25,OO0,0OO.
Paraiso has a population of $500.
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Millions Of Rebates on Coal.

Albert H. Walker reported to At.
torney-General Wickersham, at Wash
ington, D. c., that discounts granted
by the Reading Company to the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company in twelve years cost indie
pendent coal shippers more than
$4,000, 900.
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Doctor a Victim of Science.

DR.. Howard T. Ricketts,, a profess
sor in the University of Chicago, died
at Mexico City from spinal m%eningi-
tbs, which developed as he was recov-
ering from an attack of typhus. He
contracted typhus while. studying the
disease, which is peculiar to Mexico.
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Blame the Farmers, Of Course.

st. Louis, Mo-, Special.-That the
farms of the United States are not
producing half what they should, be-
cause of a lack of practical education
among the farmers, was the explana-
ton of the high cost of living prob
lem offered by Secretary Of Agricul-
ture James Wilson, in an address at
the Farmers Union rally.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-11

Edward VII was one of the great
est royal diplomats the world has
ever known, a force for peace and
justice.
His death at a crisis in the history
of England removes a wise and
b~enefcent ruler, who by tact and
discretion ever advanced the III
terests Of his own country and pro-
NOTED harmony in the concert of
nations.
Naturally of a quick, impulsive and
energetic disposition, a man of ac-
ton, who for nearly four decades
was obliged to hold his powers in
restraint, he became not the "Merry
Monarch" the wiseacres believed he
would be, but a wise, tactful and
able king. He came of an earnest
and practical race, which, although
it wore the insignia of royalty, was
democratic at heart.
Because of the long reign of the
illustrious Queen Victoria, he was,
with the exception Of William ~,
the Oldest monarch who assembled the
English throne since Egbert assum-
ed that dignity nearly 1900 years ago.
In honor of his father and maternal
grandfather, the royal infant was
christened Albert Edward. He was
always known by both names while
prince of Wales, and was called
"Bertie" in the family circle. AS
king he chose to adopt a good old
English name and rule, as Edward
VII.
His German father and mother be.
lieved that children, no matter to
what rank they were to attain In
later years, should be reared to I'M.
derstand that the accident Of birth
should be no source Of pride. Instead
Of a long string Of names he was
christened simply Albert, after his
father, and Edward for his grand
father, the Duke of Kent. The
Prince Consort, in drawing up direc-
tions for the guidance of the teachers
of his boy, closed with these words:
"Your great aim shall be to build
up a noble and princely character, in
intelligent sympathy with the best
movements of the age"
He was 10 years old when he made
a trip to Canada and the United
States. He readily brought himself
into line with the spirit of the new
world. He had the tact to set aside
exclusiveness and ceremony of court
life and to mingle freely with the
people. His unaffected manner and
good fellowship won for him thou
sands Of friends.
In 1868 as prince of Wales, he
formally entered public life as a
member of the house Of lords. 1t
was, too, the year of his marriage.
The bride was Princess Alexandr q
Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julio:
oldest daughter of the late King
Christian Of Denmark. Six children
were born, two of whom have died.
Military operations during his
reign were limited to the expedition
against Tibet and fighting with ma
tives in South Africa and on the
frontier of India. Otherwise Eng
land has been at peace with the world.
In the field of world politics his
influence was steadily cast on the
side of peace. He held the nation in
check during the storm of public
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In the Hives of Industry.

Printers at Oklahoma City, Okla,
have obtained an advance in wages.
Chicago billposters gained a s3-a-
week increase and improved condi-
lions.
A mortuary benefit plan has been
adopted by the Bricklayers' Interna-
tional Union.
Iron Molders' International Union
has a membership of approximately
fifty thousand.
The steam. engineers organized
some fifteen new unions during the
last month Ia the United States and
Qaaaaai "
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KILLS TWO, INJURIES NINE.
Freight Car Dashes Down
Steep Grade Into Passenger Trolley.

Springfield, Ohio.-Two men were
killed and nine persons severely in
jured in a wreck on the Ohio Electric
Railroad, near Urbana. w. H. Fer
guson, a motorman, and M. N. Roark,
of this city, were killed when a trail
ing freight car broke away from a
trolley express a and plunged down
a steep grade into a passenger car.
The injured include two women.
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Carnegie Hero Awards.

P%ittsburg, Special. = Thirty-two
awards of medals for acts Of heroism
were made by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at its spring meeting
here. Seven silver and twenty-five
bronze medals were ordered struck
off for the fortunate ones, while
monthly pensions aggregating $196,
death benefits of $3.50 and special
totaling $4,000 were made
The cash awards were to liquidate
mortgages and other Indebtedness
and for educational purposes.
!. The awards were made among
others to the following:
Harley Tomlinson, Norwood, N. c.,
'(died) ; Frank Forrest, Norwood, N. c.