The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-29

Mother Carey'' have vastly added to her reputation. Mrs. Wiggin declares
 that writing books is about the easiest
 thing sima ginable, but that writing plays is much more difficult.
 Prince Maxinilian, the eldest son of Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand, nephew and heir of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, was born eleven years ago today. When his father, passed by the buds of royalty and chose for his better half the lovely and gifted Countess Sophia Chotek, he duly renounced the right of his future chi1- dren to succeed to the thrones of Aus tria and Hungary. With the birth of her first son eleven years ago today, Princess Sophie began a rebellion against the royal code that placed her in the position of a morganatic wife. It is not for herself that she fights, since she has been given the title of Princess of .Hohenberg and is received on terms of equality at all the courts of Europe. but her son, whom she hopes to make some day the Emperor of Austria. The Crown Prince is a de- voted father, and sides fully with the Princess in her campaign to make their son the heir to the throne. Elm peror William and King George and Queen Mary have espoused the cause of the devoted mother, and the Hun garian Parliament has declared her claims to be valid
 If Prince Maximi1ian-who was named after the abIest of the flaps burgs-ever rules over the dual mon archy, it will be in defiance of centu- ries of tradition and the solemn oath of his father. Before the Emperor permitted Franz Ferdinand to marry Countess Chotek, the heir to ! the throne was forced to publicly subscribe to this oath:
 'T, Franz Ferdinand. swear by God Almighty to observe the family stat utes of our house in general and in particular in regard to my marriage with Countess Sophie Chotek. I swear that I acknowledge my marriage to be a morganatic union, and that any children of this marriage will not bel entitled to claim succession to the thrones of Austria and Hungary While this cath prevents the Crown Prince from taking any active part in the movement for making his son comes to the throne the Vatican will relieve him of the oath, since the church does. not admit the validity of morganatic marriages.
 '"The prettiest princess of Europe Elizabeth of Roumania, the eldest daughter of the Crown Prince of that country, will celebrate her nineteenth birthday today. Princess Eliza beth and her younger sister, Princess Mig non, are the bodies of European roy atty Her father, Crown Prince Fer dinand, is nephew of the venerable King Carol of Roumania, who is with out direct heirs. The Roumanian sue cession was originally conferred on Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sig- maringen. He renounced his rights in favor of his son, Prince Wilhelm, who, in 1888, also renounced his rights, mak- ing his younger brother, Ferdinand, the Crown Prince of Roumania.s
 Yesterday was Crack-Nut Sunday. According to religious law and cus- tom, faid down centuries ago, you hal the privilege of taking with you to church a bag of nuts, and to crack and eat them during the service. You may make as much noise you wish. while engaged in the performance of this rite-and rtght-and you may streW