The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-09-08

CADMIUM Aut race OF AAt
great conqueror OF Europe, Napoleon l.
II Is the latest, the most widely dis
cussed gamble Of a family against
fate, and the rescuer. II there be one.
will be a woman
The chances OF a male heir are fair.
ly good-simply the chances which Of
fer 70 average hUm~auity--and Il lH
therefore likely that the Napolconlc
line will be preserved. for the time
az least.
But the chances that q viii 20 on
for all time are simply NIL, notwith-
standing the famous example OF the
GuolphB. OF England. whore descent
from the only and original King David
OF the Jews has been claimed by en-
thuElastic pRrtisans OF the theory Of
the right divine.
Nature. labo-inE necessarily toward
the attainment OF one common level.
seems 90 take delight Ia frustrating
the chRngalcss ambition OF her favored
child. Man. among all creatures long
ins for the porpetuauon OF his direct
breed, seems eyer doomed 70 see II
disappear, inglori0us and unknown.
among the herd.
The Napoleouic line is in no deB
perato strait: yet Il 10 apparently
prepared. after only a few common.
place generations. 10 pass away IN the
same manner az did dyuasties founded
by conqueroru as great IA the nrst
Bonaparte. The large majority seemed
10 fail sounc or later. both morally
and physically, until Ike a WORKOUT
tree tho race was either totally ox.
tinct or persisted only In aclons hat
were ~lntoErally part Of another alien
stock.
Royalty. proceeding on the burlen
ooe basis that the Almighty has ere
Ltod it's bones. muscles. flesh, blood
and brain OF peculiar virtue. especial
~ adapted TO the bossing Of things.
Inevitably dcduced that unicaa q
should mate with a similar breed Of
boss stock Il would degenerate into
the stock d]iyinoly doomed TO De
bosscd
Napoloon's family. when DO went
whore cunquoror so finally, was nu
tANANNH fAANkN AN ANalNANHtN ENH 10
promise pcrpetuity hut marriage with
them was limited 10 other and older
and royal lines. most OF which had an
az Out for a BouRparto Whenever he
came around smelling OF orange bloa
sons.
As the French republic braccd up
aud more and more emphatiCally
made II apparent that all royalty there
lacks 50 much SO an inch Of ground
10 stand on. the opportunities for royal
matches deceased with the Bona
parties. and the royal scious became
fewer.
Counting Victor Napoleon. there are
enumerated now only q ~half-score TO
manning, with marriage unpopular on
the part Of the males. tor dynastlc rea
Sous sufficiently obvious Victor. able
70 ally himself with the daughter OF a
house sun reigning. Is the hope OF the
family for an heir who. when Victor
shall have died. can continue the claim
10 the CHASTITY throne 90 Erandly seized
by Napoleon l.
THIS summer witnessed another mar.
riego In which a famous family seems
10 tread the road to swift extinction.
Prince Antoine Albert RAdEiwm. OF
Poland, had his way aud Dorothy Dea.
con IL his bride. On both sides OF the
match there IL insanity, the princes
father having been an ordinary la.
matte for the past seven years, and his
brides father dying insane after he
killed Ia a duel At Cannes a guest OF
his wife 10 Paris.
The most famous OF all lines In his
tory waA that Of the Caesars. with the
heroic nguro Of Julius looming ~ its
nTst conspicuous member.