El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-08

needs IN this supreme rnornsnr,-- said the
poet. Gabrielle d'AnnunziO recently after an
interview with sthe monarch
1T would be impossible TO imagine q
better informed man" he continued. "On
hearing him speak one might almost re-
ceive the impression at one moment that
he was IN Paris conversing with a states
man thoroughly conversant with the sub
ject from the French viewpoint; at another.
in Berlin. talking with a minister OF the
German emperor, or IN London. in Vienna
or Petrograd- The Balkans and Eastern
Mediterranean are SO familiar 10 him that
he might have Lived there all his life-
''Hls lucidity Of mind is astounding. and
only surpassed by his unpretentious man
ner. which puts one completely at ease
There is Amusement that this ruler. in ad-
dition TO fulfilling the duties Of state. could
absorb 50 much knowledge and possess such
a clear and certain conception OF foreign
countries. interests and men"
Was sickly Child.
/ When the king was a child he suffered 50
badly from ricketts, that he could not walk
upstairs and had 10 be carried, Rarely has
a sicklier crown prince been seen King
Humbert placed him under a stern military
tutor. Col Oslo, who put the little prince
through a most rigorous course. He slept
always IN cold room and took a cold bath
at daybreak- Then came frugal break
fast Lessons followed. with special em-
phasis on those he disliled most Before
the morning was over the prince was in the
saddle No matter how bad the weather
he rode daily. Often he returned 70 the
palace soaked to the skin from a violent
He disliked music. a prediction which he
retains When he was 10 years old he re-
marked TO his piano teacher. signora &C.
Don't you think that 20 trumpsts are
more effective than that piano Of yours?"
Wished to Be a Soldier.
In his military studies he made rapid
progress He submitted TO all Col Osio's
harshness without murmur
He often relates as one OF the pleassntest
memories Of his life. his Impressions when
n.rr-H HHrnH go
command OF a company on foot. at the
annual review OF the Roman garrison.
The excitement interfered so greatly
with my power or sight ne once said. that
the only people recognized in the cheer
ling crowd were my dentist and my pro-
fessor Of mathematics"
Then a few years later he received the
command OF the army corps at Naples
Frivolous and light headed Neapolitan So
ciety looked forward to a worldly minded
prince and rejoiced; but It soon discov-
cred its mistake.
The prince. scorning pleasure. devoted
himself exclusively to his profession and
left his barracks only to go straight back
10 the CapOdimonte palace. where he spent
his spare time in perfecting himself in the
study OF military tactics.
Then. on July %, 1900. his father was
assassinated At Mona by the anarchist
BrcscL The son stepped into the gap i'm
miedlealy When the prime minister sug-
gested that proclamation should be ad-
dressed 20 the people and gave a copy to the
king. Victor Emmanuel told the minister
that he had already written the proclama-
tion himself.
when the body Of king Humber was
brought TO Rome Il was found impossIbIs
TO dissuade Victor Emmanuel from passing
through the whole city on foot and fol-
lowing the beloved corpse even to the tomb
in the Pantheon
This illustrated another trait Of the king
character, a desire 20 escape the guards
who surround and protect him
Gets One Day OF Pleasure.
TO get away an I have 10 do is to bor-
row a motor car" he once said The
queen and myself had q splendid day out In
the country By ourselves the other day
noticed that Ira Nelson Morris. the United
States commissioner OF the Panama Pacific
exposition. owned very good car. I asked
him 10 lend it TO me for a day and the
queen and ] went out TO Castel Porziano
and had lunch there Nobody recognized
us. not even the police who had q holt
day"
leads a Simple Life.
The king and queen lead a very simple
and Informal lie for the most part There
IS scarcely more ceremony than in the
white house The king does not spend
much his table. The Italians often
complain that HIS wines are an Injustice