Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1910-03-17
KING MANUEL's SPARTAN LIFE.
His Daily Regime Divided Between
Exercise and Cares of ~Statecraft.

His Daily Regime Divided Between
Exercise and Cares of Statecraft.
The recent visit of the young King
Manuel of Portugal to England revives
the sad memory Of the fateful 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 a Spartan life. At
8 a. m. he rises and performs a rapid
toilet, and, after reading the 'newspa-
pers Portuguese and foreign), he has
a light breakfast at 9 a. m. Next, he
attends to his daily correspondence
until 1920, when he fences for an
hour. At 11:30 he takes an hours
ride in the grounds of the royal pal
ace, mounted always On his English
horse Jumper and followed by his IA
vCrite terrier Tiger.
The afternoon is spent in audiences
with cabinet ministers and others, and
in the evening, after a walk in the
gardens Of the royal palace, he re-
@ a ~ OIlAlChI NobAlISI a
who informs the king of the days hap
penings. The hours from $50 to s
p. II. King Mancen 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 Bentos
d'AviZ, Christie 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
oma 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 in
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
20 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, 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 administra-
ton 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 he
had, fortunately, brought some. He
ran to his motor car, fetched the drug
and helped to administer it himself.
The man recovered.
King Manuel's friendliness toward
u country is well known.
A party of Booth line tourists-all
English-Were at Pampilhosa station
n day, when the saloon carriage OF
the young monarch was drawn up
alongside the platform. There was a
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, observ-
Ing this, his majesty drew a fountain
pen from his pocket and smilingIy
signed it.
He afterward shook hands with the
rest of the tourists.