Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-13

beard trimmed to sharp point His
thin circle of gray hair diminished I'm
til he was quite bald
Even in his latter days he continued
one of the best dressed men in Europe
and was regarded as model for quiet
refinement of dress and bearing.
Tactfulness, which he possessed to
marked degree, was a conspicuous
characteristic of the late king, al
though he was aways frank, loyal and
warm-hearted. Those who associated
with him have said he was emphatical-
ly the good fellow" simple and cour-
teous, but a stickler for the Difference
his rank demanded
Twice before ascending the throne
Edwards life was despaired of. In
1871 he was so i'll with typhoid fever
that for weeks his death was expected.
In 1898 he fell on the stairs during a
visit to Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild
at Waddesdon manor and fractured a
knee-cap. Complications ensued and
for a time his condition was danger
Gus. His coronation, originally set for
June rs, 1902, was postponed until
August by illness, was pageant of
almost unparalleled splendor and the
occasion for celebration throughout
the world. His short reign was peace
full, after the conclusion of the Boer
war, which was in progress when he
became king.
Several times the kings life has
been in danger from anarchists or
cranks. On April 4, 1900, when, as
crown prince, he was in Brussels, Jean
Sipido, 15-year-old boy, fired at him
as he was seated in a railway coach.
The shot did no harm. The boy was
held mentally irresponsible.
A plot to assassinate him and King
Carlos of Portugal while he was in
Lisbon In 1908 was discovered and
frustrated.
The king was always great trav-
eler and was nearly as we'll known on
the boulevards of Paris and in the
casinos of Biarritz and Hamberg as he
was along Piccadilly.
He always exhibited a marked pref
ence for the society Of Americans.
George Frederick Ernest Albert.
Prince of Wales, who now becomes
king, is the second son of hing Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra. He was
born at Marlborough House, June 3,
1865, seventeen months after the birth
of his older brother, the late Duke of
Clarence.
He and his brother entered the navy
hn Cnnnt two
years on the Britannia. He then
started on three years voyage
around the world on the Bacchante.
In 1892, when his brother Tied, he be-
came heir apparent and took his seat
in the house of lords as Duke of
York
In May, 1893, his engagement was
announced to Princess Victoria May
of Teck, and they were married July
10, 1898.
The prince became Duke of Corn
wall when his father took the throne,
and soon after he started on tour of
the colonies. He opened the first par
lament of the commonwealth of Aus
tralia. In the fall of 1905 he went to
India. His Indian trip was generally
regarded as unsuccessful from polit-
ical point
In 1908 he visited Canada to attend
the celebration at Quebec, and on that
occasion met Vice-President Fair
banks. The prince is less democratic
than his father and does not have
such an ardent love for sports. It has
been predicted, therefore, that after
his accession to the throne the court
gaiety that was always a feature dur
ing Edwards reign will be less
marked.
The new queen is the only daugh-
ter of the late Francis. Duke of Teck.
She was born May 26, 1867, and mar