The Holbrook news., 1910-04-22
KING mANUE1's SPARTAN LIFE
His Daily Regime Divided Between Exercise and Cares of Statecraft.

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 Exercise and Cares of Statecraft.
 The recent visit of the young King Manuel of Portugal to England revives the sad memory of the Hateful Feb. l, 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 Spartan life. At a. m. he rises and performs a rapid toilet. and, after reading the newspa- pers Portuguese and foreign), he has light breakfast at a. m. Next, he attends to his daily correspondence until 10:30, when he fences for an hour. At 11:3O he takes an hours ride in the grounds of the royal pal ace, mounted always on his English horse Jumper and followed by his fa- vorite terrier Tiger.
 The afternoon is spent in audiences with cabinet ministers and others, and in the evening, after walk in the gardens of the royal palace, he re- ceives a prominent cabinet minister, who informs the king of the days hap penings. The hours from 5:30 to 8 p. m. King Mancen always spends with his mother.
 After dinner he plays billiards or cards or converses till 10 D. m., when he reads the evening newspapers for an hour before going to bed.
 One evidence of King Manuel's great love for his mother is his awarding to Queen Amelie the ribbons of the three military orders of San Bentos d'Aviz, Christo and Sac Thiago. Some considerable opposition was offered to his majesty's wish by the prime minis ter, who pointed out that it was unusu- al to confer these distinctions on a woman. But the young kings decision was firm.
 Those orders are granted for hero ism," he said, and the whole history of my country possesses no nobler ln- stance of bravery and self-abnegation 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 fresh 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 making bread for the homeless people seized him by the hand as he was leaving, and said:
 Well, gocd-by, my boyl I 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 administra- tion of a certain drug. They, how ever, deplored the fact that they had not got it with them. King Manuel overheard this and exclaimed that ne had, fortunately, brought some. He ran to his motor car, fetched the drug
  The man recovered.
 King Manuels friendliness toward our 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 up alongside the platform. There was great crush and one of the lady tour ists was forced practically on to the steps of the royal compartment. She had in her hand a picture postcard photograph of the king, and, observ- ing this, his majesty drew fountain pen from his pocket and smilingIy signed it.
 He afterward shook hands with the rest of the tourists.
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