The National tribune., 1911-03-16

NOUNG ex-King Manuel, if the
newspaper reports are to be re-
lied upon, is leading a iIealthful,
normal life in the suburbs of London
and his popularity with the English
people rapidly increasing. He and his
mother, Queen Amelie, have done a
good deal of entertaining in an unos-
tentatious way, and have been enter
tanned by the members of the nobility,
Manuel. especially. He spends much Of
his time out of doors in walking. rid
ing in the park with his mother, both
of whom look extremely we'll in the
saddle, and on the golf links, in which
game, however, he does not, as yet par
ticularly shine. This young man, whose
taste of power was SO brief and SO Bit
ter, is hiding his time. Offers of SER
vice have been made to him from re-
tired officers of different countries, and
1t is generally believed that any move
ment made to restore him to his throne
could be financed without difficulty.
But he is wisely advised not to be in a
hurry. The Republic of Portugal has
by no manner of means proved itself a
success yet. None of the great powers
have given it official recognition as
such, and something may happen any
day to decide its fate adversely. So
he patiently bides his time, and being
young and\ healthy is enjoying himself
Very much in the interegnum. 1t was
stated short while ago that he was
receiving a pension from the Portu-
guese government According to the
Marquise de Fontenoy, this is not so.
Manuel had some property in Portu-
gal which has been disposed of by his
friends, and Queen Amelie has money.
but the country over which his father
ruled for so many years has not given
either of them a penny since it forced
them to flee for safety. His grand
mother. Queen Pia, who was the
daughter of King Victor Emmanuel Ii
of Italy, however, still receives the an
nual allowance which was agreed upon
between Portugal and Italy at the
time she married the Portuguese ruler
King Luis.
LING GEORGE will have a very
IN strenuous time of it from about
May Is on thru June. He opens
the Festival of Empire at the Crystal
Palace, unvails the Queen Victoria Me-
mortal and opens the Imperial Confer
ence before the coronation, and after ii,
extending all thru the month, are in
Vulnerable festivities in which the
royal couple take part. One hundred
thousand little children will be enter
tanned by him at the Crystal Palace on
June 80, which idea probably originated
with Queen Mary, who, She mother of
a generous sized family herself, is mind
full of the happiness of all children.
The burning question as to who should
hold the canopy over the Queen at the
coronation has been settled, and our
American Duchess, the Duchess of ROx-
burghe, is not one of the number as
was thot she might be. This Duchess
stands hiDf in I'm ~ -.
Queen, but it could hardly be expected
that any but an EngIishwoman born
would be selected for this office.
Apropos of the coronation and also. OF
American women. it seems King George
is not to be crowned in the mantle wofn
by his father King Edward. but is to-
wear instead that used by his ancestor,
King George ", which is at present in
the possession of an English peer who
married an American woman. This
mantle is made of pure cloth of gold,
not of velvet, as was King Edwards,
and is a very gorgeous affair in a per-
feet state of preservation. The Ameri-
can wife was struck with the suitable
ness of King George being crowned in
this mantle, and suggested it to her
husband. who proffered the use OF it
to his royal master. Apparently, the
offer was accepted.
quaint treatise 1.-THE Complete An
gler,' sets forth aiIuringly the de-
lights of fishing, and gives valuable
information to those addicted to the
gentle art, but he neglects to add this
important word of advice-'iWhen all
else fails, try the nose" Probably the
most enthusiastic and patient manipu-
lator of the hook and line never thot
of resorting to this novel and some
what unpleasant means. yet it has BEEN
done, and with great success. Quite
recently man in Connecticut was fish,
ing thru the ice when one of his lines
got caught He lay down and peered
thru to see what was the matter, when
a big pickerel grabbed his nose, mis-
taking it for bait, presumably; tlfei
fisherman jerked back his head quickly,
and landed the pickereI on the ice.
This was IA inches long, and the fish
erfnan's nose bore the marks of its
teeth for several days, which marks, to-
gether with the presence of the pick
erei made pretty good substantiation
for his extremely fishy story.
a r. FREDERICK MARTINS thor
IVl oily in earnest in his articles on
the Idle Rich" The second of
these has appeared in the March Ev-
erybody's Magazine. Mr. Martin is
very disquieting. He views the present.
VI America as Sc
riously menacing. and compares it tot
that of Rome before the fall, or France
before the revolution The middle
class, the safety of every nation, once
so powerful, is, he affirms, today weak
and rapidly declining. Capitai controls
everything, money is the king, and
America nothing more nor less than a
plutocracy. Mr.. Martin shows the on
ward march of wealth in the last 90
years, largely thru the wonderful
growth of our industries, and its grad
ual absorption of power, until now its
firm grip Is upon all our institutions,
upon Congress, the courts. the great
universities, and even the churches
Attic claiming to be no socialist, Mr..
Martin admits that there is something
wrong somewhere for which the
wealthy class is to blame, and that II is
high time to call a halt and give the
working man more of show. Grumb-
lings of discomfort have been heard for
some years, like the mutterings of the
French people during the reign OF
Louis XIV, which have become louder
and louder under the exposures of the
muck rakers, ETC., until now its voice
is heard above everything else. Our
wealthy class, held in great respect in
the days before corporations and trusts.
has become our best hated class This
fact they recognize, and many of them
are disturbed by it. Possibly as a re-
suit, the better part of fashionable So