The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-28

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Y!:,.. safc in the Iatace-I1he Prince
an,. the Court entertainments
Eio,y the Hing Helped a Peasant-A
Rcya! Money Maker and His Big
Itarnls. Which Furnish Athens With
Butter and Wine-Sofne Cheeky
american Tourists-What the
Greeks Think of the Quecn-Thc
Crown Prince and His t~npOpu1arity
y look at the Boy who MAY Sue
cced His Grandfather IS Kline
Copyright, 1911. by Frank CT. Car
penter.)
King George of Greece is now alb
sent from Athens. He is at his villa
Oh the Island OF Corfu. where he has
4 palace not far from that OF the En-
ueror of Germany. He divides his
time betveen Corfu and Athens, with
the exception Of four months every
summer When he goes Off to Europe.
am told that he puts on no airs~al
either pace. and that he and Kaiser
Wilhelm 90 about at Corfu just like
commcn people. Summer before last
the kaiser while out walking on the
country roads stopped at a cottage for
u drink and talked with its peasant
nr0nrietOr. The-latter brought out
i chair and his imperial German ma
icsty sat down and rested. After ne
had gone the peasant wrote the
kuieer's name on the chair and laid it
away. When the kaiser walked gu,
agu.n this year the peasant stopped
him on the roadway and offered hin,
the use Of the chair, saying he had
vowed that none but an emperor
huEid st on it hereafter.
The Democracy Of Hing George.
The king Of Greece is even more
democratic. He walks about Athens,
and now and then goes into the stores.
He talks with every body, and it is
not difficult for a foreigner introduced
by his minister to nave an interview
with him. l met him whein l visited
Athens, now twenty-five years
and he gave me an audience, during
which he talked at length for my
American newspapers. He was at
that time forty-four years of age, but
NJ" looked ten years He is
HOW siXty-eight, but is still in his
jrlme. During our interview his ma
Jesty spoke English. He shook my
hanl as he met me and again on my
'eaNing. He spoke highly Of the
creeks and was enthusiastic about the
iCture of the country. / am told that
he Is quite as democratic today.
Speaking of the kings lack of for
nlaIlty, l have. just heard as to how
- |HNRN'u q patty VI AIiSI iCdiIS VIII
came with Cool and who have been
exploring the Mediterranean. In
straw hats and busters they walked
up TO his palace and asked the major
como # they might see the king. The
iatter replied that they must first see
me United States minister, w~hereupon
me KING, passing through the vesti-
ouie and observing the party, asked
what was the matter. He was told,
ana ne thorannOn ordered the AmQri-
'ans to be let in, holding out his hand
10 thelr leader. The chief of the
t'tEists grasped the hand of his ma
JesiE with the grip Of a wise and ad-
dressed him as follows:
How do you do, Mr.. King. We
"fe glad to see you. We had only one
naE In ATHENS and we die not want to
1eave without meeting the king"
Ills majesty took the party into the
paiace and chatted with them FOR a
rev" moments, When the leader arose
ana heid out his hand, saying:
we must be going, Mr.. King, as We
nave lots more 10 see.'
another American came to the paf-
ace lately with a general letter Of in
JUNCTION to u diplomatic and on
~ulaf ofhcers, signed by President
lait Such letters of introduction are
mot although they are
"Sualiy signed by the Secretary of
9tate and mention the fact that they
are given at the request Of some SEN
~''r or of the House of Rep