The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10

PRINCESS VICTORIA.
Second Daughter of Dead Monarch
and Her Mothers Favorite.
Tibet and fighting with natives in
South Africa and on the frontier of
India. Otherwise England has been
at peace with all the world.
Kings Fatal Illness.
King Edwards fatal illness came
| Just about year after the first seri-
Gus reports concerning his health had
| become current on both sides OF the
Atlantic. In the spring of 1909 he
went to Biarritz, France, where he
had often gone before. But after he
had been there little while the
word came out this time that his
step was no longer elastic that he
kept much to himself permitting no
one outside OF his suite to dine with
him except Mrs. George Keppel, and
that for the first time he had gone
to Biarritz not for a holiday, but by
direction of his physicians, who were
concerned over his health. However,
the king returned TO London in due
time, and so far as the world has
been allowed to know had normal
year thereafter.
This spring he went again to Biar-
ritz, and again reports came out from
there that his health was far from
good. The reports received certain
sort of non-ofiieial confirmation when
the king abandoned his announced
purpose TO go with Queen Alexandra
on a yachting cruise in the Mediter-
ranean. on the return from which, 1t
was said. he purpOsed paying with
the queen return visit to King Man
uel of Portugal. The next news that
the world got after the king had gone
back TO London was on May s. when
the dispatches announced that he
was unable to go to the railway sta
ton to meet the queen on her re-
turn from visit on the continent.
From a political and other points
of view the death of the king is re-
garded as particularly disastrous. The
greatest constitutional crisis in gen
erations hangs over Great Britain.
King Edward was familiar with all
the features of the situation, which
will be particularly trying to his sue
cessor, who upon the threshold of his
reign will be called upon to deal with
the question of employing the author
ity of the crown to curb the peers
powers.
, New King and Queen.
George Frederick Ernest Albert,
the second and eldest surviving son
of the late King Edward VII, has long
; been known as the Duke of York. He
has also been called the sailor
| prince" from the fact that he had
naval career.
He was born June 8, 1865. The
young prince. like his brother and
: sisters, was brought up with the most
studied simplicity both in London
and at Sandringham.
The Duchess of York his wife, was
formerly the pretty Princess May of
Teck. The marriage has been very
t happy, and this royal couple are prob
/ ably the most democratic of their kin
, in Great Britain. They have three
| pretty children, tive Of whom are
5 princes.
i. Queen May, whose full name is Vic
I toria Mary. was destined for q throne
: from her birth. She was born in the
: royal palace of Kensington on May
/. 26, 1867. She is the mother of six
] children.
I The new king and queen are very
I devoted, and are seen everywhere to-
1 gether. Queen Mary is pretty, great
e Iowa of her home, and is thoroughly
i English in here thinking and tales.
n She knows no other language.
l. The only cause for difference be-
y tween the new rulers is that King
4 George says his wife gives away
!, every cent she has. She has started
p la nurses home, home for cripples,
e supports scholarships in schools for
e girls and has two secretaries to look
S after her general charities.
y AS mother she is ideal. Her chill
t dren were reared and educated as
beft their station, and their disci-
a pline is matter of comment in Eng
e land. She is a thoroughly practical
+ woman, fond of the best literature
, and an accomplished musician.