Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-12

mountains and forests for days at .,
time, hunting wild boars, stays and
channels or shooting feathered game.
A devout Roman Catholic himself
he is not only tolerant Of the religious'
views Of others, but lends kindly,
hand to the pastors Of all churches.
It is difiicult to realize what It
means to be as old a. the prince re-
gent. When he was born Monroe was
president Of the United States. Adams.
Jefferson and Madison were still liv-
ing.
Luitpold's father was Louis l.. king
of Bavaria, who was forced to abdi-
cate because Of his infatuation for
Lola Montez, the notorious adven-
turess and beauty. At that time
Luitpold was thirty years old. He
was the youngest Of three brothers.
The Oldest, Macmillan, succeeded to
the throne of Bavaria; the second.
Otto, became king of Greece, only to
be driven from the throne by mill
tary conspiracy. On the death Of
King Macmillan in 1864 his eldest
son, Louis, inherited the throne at the
age of nineteen.
King Louis II. was q most extraor-
binary man, and there can be little
doubt that he really was insane many
years before he was forced to abdi-
cate because Of his crazy actions. He
lived more in a dream world than in .
real. The only man he gave any
sign of loving was Richard Wagner.
For his family he had no regard. His
childhood was passed in castles on
the walls of which were painted
scenes from Bavarian legend.
BY 1876 his younger brother, Otto,
had gone hopelessly insane and been
put away in private retreat. It is
said that the old Kaiser William l.
was the first to discover Otto's insan-
ity when the young man ordered the
regiment he was commanding in 1870
to charge a stone wall.
In 1886 the king shut himself up in
his mountain castle, refusing to see
his ministers or even his servants. A
family council sent specialists to ex-
anime Louis and on their report de-
cided that he must be deposed and
placed under restraint. He was com
PEELED to abdicate on June 10, 1886,
and three days later his body and that
of Doctor Won Gudden, his attendant
were found Ia Lake Starnberg. It ID
probable that Louis, chatting uncer re.
straint, tried to escape by swimming
and was drowned.
Otto, also mad, succeeded him un'
der the regency Of his uncle, Luitpold
Throughout the insanity of these
two kings their very sane old uncle
Luitpold. has been governing their
kingdom for them. He recognized
the army and made it splendidly EN-.
cient. He has gradually been paying
of the almost fabulously large debts
left by Louis l.. living in the mean
time on his own private income
When he first became regent he was
the worst hated man In Bavaria, for
the people loved their handsome. co
centric King Louis; they would moi
believe he was insane; they believed
that Luitpold had had him deposed
and shut up in his castle out of per
sonal ambition. But they very soon
learned the contrary. Every time the
Bavarian parliament has wanted to
depose the crazy king and enable
Prince Luitpold to reign in name al
well as in fact, he has firmly opposed
the plan, saying tho Bavarian consti
tuition would not permit 1t.
And SO he has lived and grown old
unselfishly working for others. with
no recompense whatever for his serv
ices save only the deep love of his
people and the profound respect Of the
r,llera of other lands,