The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-08

THE FARMVILLE H
.ccompanied by one CT his equerries
who live In Marlborough House. ana
when this constitutional Is over II 10
time TO 20 back and prepare for lunch
con. Sometimes there Is guest, pu1
more often the meal is taken only In
the company Of one OF the equerries
and a lady Of the princess housenoiu'
T,,ncbeon over. there must be some I
stamns 70 sort. The princes stamp I
collection is the finest In the world ana
Is said TO be worth more than SooO'Ooo' +
"Then comes another walk IN the
mark and then book to READ un'h
ton time. when there are generally one
mr. two visitors. Dinner at hali past
O'clock D. IN. is quite informal. with
a guest or two only here ahd there IL
the ROYAL couple go to the theater' an
nor is set for 7, but as they do not OF
ten 90 TO the theater the evening Is
spent quietly at home. the prince reau-
inc n book and the princess doing
como useful fancy work with the nee
die
"Red at half past 10 O'Clock p. m.
Is this not truly a picture Of beautliul
domestic blissf Nevertheless am
mite certain that when the Prince OF
wales comes into his own be will sur
nrise the British people by his mental
grasp OF affairs, his wide sympathy
With All classes Of the people ana bis
Inherited capacity for governing
Growth of Popularity
Lately however the prince. at the
ovnress command Of his father, had
taken a more active part in public af-
fairs With this increased activity
tbere came an increase-or perhaps a
more correct word would be growth
Of popularity. which probably pleased
no one more than King Edward.
Like his father, the new king IS not
a good speaker. But he can say what
he wishes to say. and. II ne speaks
tersely II is always to the point. while
he Is an exceptionally able man oil
business. SO far as can be judged
the new kings sympathies are not s
wide as those OF his father. but MS in'
terests are multlfarious.
He Is a practical expert on airships
and. Of course, his naval knowledge Is
profound. Probably no one knows as
much about hospital management as
no does. and his speech some years
ago about the Brussels exhibition woI
marked notice not only in England
but on the continent.
By inclination King Georges tastes
are sedentary, except that he Is foh'
Of shooting, but almost daily he ride
for an hour.
The Sailor King.
Since he was called "the sailo
prince" George v. will doubtless be
come known as "the sailor king.
He IS a great lover Of the sea. and n
has often said that had he not been o
royal blood he would have entered IN
navy and by hook or by crook nav
risen to the post Of admiral. When a
a youngster In 1877, few days shor
OF twelve years Of age. he steppe
aboard the Britannia at Dartmouth 10
a naval training be undertook exact
the same work as his fellow caden
And later. when he passed into III
navy and served with various wa
ships I'm the seven seas. he spared hin
self no task that fell to the lot
q others. Indeed. he frequently undel
took duties which did not come with
his sphere. Il wanted 70 learn III
~ profession" he said. "and one doesn
y become a sailor by walking up an
" down deck"
An English critic writing for a
~ American paper once penned a sketc
- Of the new king.
intellectually" the critic said. I
oh is typical Guelph. He has not inhe
na tied his fathers quick moving min
= His speeches are rather terrible pc
- formances to read or listen to. He h'
- never quite found his platform lee
a. To do him Justice. he had no desire
-. find them; be would far rather be
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