Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-18
KING MANUEL'S SPARTAN LIFE.
His Daily Regime Divided Between
Exercise and Cares or StHtecrnft.

1865 " M
Exercise and Cares OF StHtecrnft.
The recent visit of the young King
Manuel OF Portugal TO England revives
the sad memory of the Hateful Feb. !,
1908, when King Carlos and the crown
prince were done TO death before
Queen Amelie's eyes, says Answers
Despite his extreme youth, the king
of Portugal leads a Spartan life. At
s a. m. he rises and performs 4 rapid
toilet, and, after reading the newspa-
pers Portuguese and foreign), he has
a light breakfast at 8 a. IL. Next. he
attends 70 his daily correspondence
until 1920, when he fences for an
hour. At 1880 he takes an hours
ride in the grounds Of the royal pal
ace, mounted always IN his English
horse Jumper and followed by his IA
vorite terrier Tiger.
The afternoon is spent in audiences
with cabinet ministers II others, and
in the evening, after a walk IN the
gardens Of the royal palace, he re-
ceiyes a prominent cabinet minister,
who informs the king Of the days hap
penings. The hours from $50 to y
p. M. King Mancan always spends with
his mother.
After dinner he plays billiards or
cards or ]converses till 10 p. M, when
he reads the evening newspapers FOR
an hour before going TO bed.
One evidence Of King Manuels great
love for his mother is his awarding
to Queen Amelie the ribbons of the
three military orders of San Beutos
d'Aviz. Christie and Sac Thiago. Some
considerable opposition was offered to
his majesty's wish by he prime minis
ter, who pointed out hat it was unuSu-
al to confer these distinctions on a
woman But the young kings decision
was firm.
Those orders are granted Tor hero
ISM he said, and the whole history
of my country possesses no nODler IN
stance Of bravery and seIt-abnegatlon
than the way in which her majesty
strove to protect my poor father and
brother" And the prime ministed had
to give way.
The great earthquake that deVastat-
ed the district on the left side OF the
Tagus in April last must still be 1resh
in our readers memories. King Man
uel did much at that time to popular
ize himself with his subjects. one day
he went to the scene Of a particularly
disastrous shock and personally assist
ed in ministering to the needs of the
sufferers. An Old baker who was
among a party engaged in akln
bread for the homeless people seized
him by the hand as he was leaving,
and said:
We'll, good-by, my boy! l shall
hope to see you again SOON
The remark pleased the young king
more than many a courtly compli-
ment.
On the same occasion there was one
| man who, SO the doctors said, could be
saved only by the speedy adm1nlstra'
ton of a certain drug. They, how
ever, deplored the fact that they mad
! not got it with them. King Manuel
overheard this and exclaimed that he
had, fortunately, brought some. He
ran to his motor car, fetched the drug
and helped TO au1nlhiStel IL us
The man recovered.
King Manuel's friendliness towarc
u country is well known.
A party of Booth line tourists-all
English-were at PampilhOsa station
one day, when the saloon carriage OF
the young monarch was drawn VI
alongside the platform. There was
great crush and one Of the lady tour
lists was forced practically on to the
steps of the royal compartment. She
had in her hand a picture postcard
photograph of the king, and, o5serv
ing this, his majesty drew a fountain
pen from his pocket and smilingl5
signed it.
He afterward shook hands with the
rest of the tourists.