Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-05-20

first hand would cause her to seek
light from him. Americans may there
fore owe the dead king more than
they know
Loyal to His Friends.
One Of the most admirable traits Of
the king was his loyalty to his friends.
It mattered not what fate overlook
them, his hand was open to them still.
There is the we'll known case Of the
officer in the Boer war who came home
practically disgraced, but who found
no change in his former crony and
then royal master AS Prince of Wales
Edward had not access to state Sc
crets, but this was more than made
up to him by his freedom to form
friendships with leading men all over
Europe. One Of the strangest and
closest of these associations was with
Gambetta, the republican leader Of
France. It was one of the most con.
spicuous intimacies Of the princes life,
but was by no means the only indica-
ton of his liberal tendencies.
There must have been a peculiar
charm about the person and manners
Of this king that gave him such sus-
tanned popularity throughout life, a
popularity that enabled him to set the
fashions for the English speaking
world. So universal was the liking for
him that even the scandals blazoned
abroad were unable to shake 1t. To-
day about all the world remembers Of
the most notorious one of these cpl
sodes Is the phrase coined concerning
his efforts to protect the name Of
woman, "He perjured himself like
gentleman"
Another charming trait Of his char
acter was his loyalty to his mother.
Before his accession he uniformly for
babe the drinking of his health stand
ing, remarking that he was only
subject. He went often to the theater.
but refused to have his coming or 60
ing noticed or announced. He also In
sisted on paying for his boxes and or
dered that If he were late the play
should not wait for him. The same
thoughtfulness for others was shown
in other ways. Lord Savile, who often
entertained the king, was once asked
about his royal guest.
"My dear SIR" he replied. you
would never know that he is other
than an ordinary guest. He has the
utmost consideration for every one,
down to the servants, and nothing an.
noys him more than to think he has
put any one out of the way. He falls
in with any suggestions made for his
entertainment. and have in my time
had many guests who occasioned me
considerably more trouble"
His Marriage a Love Match.
The marriage Of the Prince Of Wales
to Alexandra Of Denmark was due to
love match. One Of the incidents
still remembered was the presentation
Of ring to the bride, the setting Of
which was made Of precious stones
whose initial letters spelled his home
name. BERTHE" They were beryl,
an emerald, a ruby, a turquoise. a ia
cinth and second emerald. In his
public treatment of his wife and sons
the king always showed the same nice
observance Of the proprieties and con-
ventions that marked all the other af-
fairs Of his life
That this courtesy was natural and
not assumed is revealed by an old
story of fire and reporter. The
Prince Of Wales one day went to a fire
with the Duke of Sutherland. Want
ing to know the Details he asked them
of a newspaper man. At the end of
the interview he handed the scribe
cigar. Tearing sheet out Of his note
book, the reporter carefully wrapped
this up and put it in his pocket. Don't
you smoker asked the prince. "Oh,
yes, your royal highness." answered
the reporter, "but am not likely ever
to get another cigar from the Prince Of
Wales" The prince laughed and, once
more producing his cigar case. said.
"You had better have another one
this time to SMOKE"
King Edward was about five feet
eight inches tall and weighed in the
neighborhood Of 200 pounds. He was
not especially devoted to athletics or
exercise, but did more or less hunting
and spent as much time as possible on
his farm at Sandringham. He was an
inveterate smoker. was fond of mid
night dinners and liked the pleasures
and comforts of life.
In the field of craftsmanship his
most conspicuous activity was in the
line Of composing difficulties. He was
ever patching up quarrels among his
friends and after he came to the
throne enlarged his pacific efforts to
the.courts of Europe. In future. there
fore, he will probably be best remem-
bered as the peacemaker.
STATE or ONO. CITY OF TOI.EDO.l
LUCAS COUNTY.