Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-17

.l. sI..a1 .-H WE
North Dakota politicians probably
will do some watchful waiting now
until next September.
HISTORIC sAcRF,cEs.
(oussn loulss).
Around the figure Of Queen Louise
Of Prussia hovers a halo Of romance
which grows. rath,r than lessons, %
the years roll on. For hers ID the
story Of . queen who sacrificed her
self for the sake Of her nation and
became, n return, the Idol Of that ma
ton for Hundreds Of years to come.
But Louise was not only q noble
and selfsacrificing queen; she was .
loving and much loved wife and moth
or a. we'll, and a woman whose hap
fpy home relations might well serve
as a model for those who fiji less ex.
allied positions.
Alguste Wilhelmine Amelie Louise
was born March 10, 1916. in Hanover,
where her father was field marshal of
the household brigade. The little
girl seemed doomed to Z life Of sor-
row, for she was hut a baby Of six
years when she lost her mother Her
father married the little girls aunt
shortly afterward in order to provide
his children with maternal love ana
care. But she, too. died within four
teen months Of her marriage, thus
leaving little Louise motherless twice
before her ninth year. The conse-
qsrence was that the child became q
serious little person, what we today
would call : rather old fashioned type
Of childhood. She was studious, con-
siderate Of others and tender hearted,
Is IL shown by q little episode which
10 related Of her early life.
At that time 1t was the custom to
have = number Of foootmen run at
the side Of the royal carriage, no
matter how speedy the gait. Louise,
discovering that the father Of one Of
her little plAymates was commission
ed to this arduons work and was SUIT
fering rs severely. a. q result, that
his Tifs W. II danger. wept and
pleaded with her grandmother that
the 1nhuman custom be abolished.
saying thAA never again could che
ride in peace In : carriage IL she
must witness this cruelty. For the
first time n court circles the practice
WIS abandoned.
In 1888 Louise, being In Frankfort.
met Frederick William, Crown Prince
Of Prussia At that time she wa4 .
ibeantif.l girl OF seventeenIbrown
haired, blue eyed. with . frank, sweet
expression which endeared her to al
who came IN contact with her lovei5
personality. It was no different with
the Crown Prince. He fell in love
with her ct SIGHT, saying impetuously.
ITS che o. no other" The court
ship was rapid, for the two were mar
ried on christman Eve Of the same
year.
Louise was now Crown Princess Of
Prussia, resident at the court Of Bers
lin. For five years she held. this po-
sition, during which time she endear.
ed herself to her subjects by her UNI
affected and democratic manner. She
was a. gracious to = cobhler as to !
noble count.
1t was the same when she became
Queen. Her life was filled with good
deeds, = daily doing Of kiadnesses to
make others happy. Peace and pros.
perity retgned until Napoleon came to
spread disaster. Prussia had endeav-
ored to take = neutral stand in the
ware of the ambitious Corsiean, but
the impetuous Napoleon OVERRIDE all
written agreements and Prussia was
forced into battle. Wherever Fredsr-
ich reviewed his troops Louise rode
beside him. She was his inspiration
and the idol Of the troops.
Day after day the fortunes Of war
ran against Prussia, until at last the
King was forced into . treaty of
peace, In order to save his country
from further rsvages. Napoleon was
determined to crush Frederick, ana
showed this in the terms Of the
treaty. In despair the King sent for
Louise, thinking that she might soft.
en- the Emperor. Upon receiving the
message she burst into tears. crying.
This Is the most painful sacriacel
could make for my people," HerRsac.
rilRce YVES In vain.
st. Paul Housewives have started
to beat the beef trust by . seven day
meat fast Of course with the mer-
curry towering around 100 degrees
this can hardly be considered in the
light OF Z sacrifice.
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