The chronicle=news., 1913-03-05
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! There is no more 1EvlncinS
proof OF the fact tha, We I've in an
age OF competition than the incEeas-
.nc band OF kings who aTe out OF
jobs From Abdul. who -.ls in his
great prison and 9loon, over the
blue waters OF the Bay Of -llonIki. 20
King Jacky. displaying MS brass
plate and begging for tobacco and
slNn.nccs In the aborlslral reserves.
they arN' all tn. product OF these days
%. keen rivalry
Among the best know OF ;hcs.
tobles> monareh- is yolnS kiac
Manuel OF Portugal, H. mad. Il,
reputation in the diplomatic circles
of Europe FOR his eay.ty and Wild
"NiTavagancc.
, Since his deposition h" has spen;
most OF his time in Paris ald London.
He IS as pleasure ioy!us as ever.
But there Il a great difference be-
tween the paltry income derived from
the sal" OF his personal property In
Portugal and the former allowance
OF $1,000 day. Findinf II impos-
sihlc To curb his .N;rayasaAt tastes.
he owes every body. Including hotel
keepers. 'nilors. florists and jewellers
II" satisfies their demand with an
occasional check and promiS. to-
meet all his debts as soon as his coun-
try allows HIS a yearly pension.
Ia the m"intim" he hohnob- with
wealthy Americans. who are satisfied
10 enjoy the company OF aH cS-Einc.
and ar" not worried because their
4 Beau Brummcl IL unable to do his
share OF entertaining.
1! anyone We're TO tell young Manu-
81 that h. should look for n job he
would take IL as a mere !es, to sur.
rcs; work 10 an eN-monarch.
| In spite OF ihi. fact. he i unusual
'ly gifted In many ways when a
m-r. boy h" was 80 fond OF tn. sea
that he begged his mother to let him
become sailor. lie worked with
great enthusiasm as simple mid
-alpman In the naval college.
| II. was student and sp.n; many
hours rising early In the mornins to
study mathematics. Plato and Greek
PHILOSOPHY. His evenings wer. gwen
20 studying music and drawing. In
all these things l.. showed more than
common ability. Non. = he would
brush UP little he would have little
troubl. In getting position Ms teach
.r OF languages and mathematics In
Eton or in on. of the other Young
mems schools o! equal rank.
Then there Is the iii;l. Prince of
China. TrEs Chin. who was dcpossa
less than year ago. He will In n
few years be worrying about what TO
do TO earn an honest living. While
lin China. living In a grea, palace and
lconsidsred a. !u:ur. ruler. he was =
spoiled child and had his way about
Everything. but his mother insist
led that he get an education worthy Of
ihi. position. when less than four
years old his mornings were spent
study!n- mathematics and the class
lies.
After his mother was deposed sh.
took him 10 England to carry on his
,s;udi.s. lie is now In charge OF En-
sli,h tutors. His teachers say h. II
ianything but = stupid lad. and that
in y few years he will be ready for
E,on college. and finally for Cam
bridge and Oxford. 1: he docs no,
ldisappoint his mother he will enter
upon diplomatic career of some
Kind In England.
4 One OF the most forlorn and drrar-
lest OF cN-monarchs is Ranayolo. who
lie the eS-aueen of Madagascar,
From the position OF q ruler welding
sway over 100000 pcoplc and a
TERRITORY measuring a50.0oO square
miles. she has sunk to the obsrurity
OF an exile in foreign land. living
always in debt and entirely depend
-ut on the good will OF the govern
ment which annexed her country and
deposed her from the throne.
/ After France took her country she
went into exile in Paris. She loves
II next best to her native land. in
spite of the fact that it is the capital
, OF the country I, which sh, owes her
troubles
Abdul iIamid is another OF the rnl-
ars who is spending a lonely and sol;-
tary life since he was sent into exile.
I While on tn" throne he posed as an
: author of no mean talent. When he
went into exile he commenced writ
J ing his memoirs. hoping to have n
; large sale on them. which would add
5 considerably to his revenue Then
he gave II up rs a bad job. saying
that when he fled he left many i'm
, por'ant records in the palace
Having given up the idea of becom-
ing an author. he fell back on hi.
hobby. carpentsring He has room
fitted up for this purpose. and has
o n full set of carpenters tools tina,
9 lwere ordered from Persian factory
: Today he spends hours busily turn
: ing out small tables. photograph
. frames and footstools. each OF them
decorated with elaborate carvings or
Gaudy figures. \ number of these
;. he gives TO his friends and others hs
| sells TO enlarge his revenuc.-Chi.
!, icago Tribune.
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