The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-04

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IA 7heS nativSt ilsanystW0 Month
! sSe y toaay one the most copspicu
= oa wtpn ia uiopss Tor stomorroyy
= she VIII repeet the words that are 3
: uhhS her slfS to that of the; forrme
! German emperor, William Hohenaol
iernssah6 which aisd viii make sha
s"Qasen Of Prussia"-empty thousl
= thSAatle be-
= The new chapter In Princess Her
j. ndhe'sf sAfe eoistHutas her .sscoI;,
& matrimonial venture, and comes afte,
shssha strss,et Hforf naorss than q
years through the vale OF sadnes;
= and iE6el 6ssans fthat has ;pursusdthe,
; unhappy family. But az most of 4;
5 III stuvka Adeanswhsns politicsf xaifser,
I esieeslafoss $bSswesii ~ the House o,
Reuss anAf'ths eoyernmens ofrex- EN-
peror WilRam5 there aresmany In Ger.
many today who, perhaps governed 8
msg BY 'superst3tDn their reasoning
= believe that the uasFriase will, breal
, the long spell Of misfortune, and tha,
/ hereafter the Reuss hosehold will b<
in thessscendencv. ~
!, Pohtich tr6ubless u bowav.r ,s,,.
. not been the only clouds hover;n :
; aAoxexshes ss6eisnts sRaus., n,anor.a M
,.ancial reverses, deception, blasted
sromances and insanity have been ia
-snsslssrs sShsaSsss ia the~.f,ys ad.ueh.s,.-
} and one SON that pr.ced tbs Sssrth
,sf Prince Henry Of Reuss-.-.an eccer
;, tric autocrat who died wb.,, p,;n.os,
Nermine was still in hsr cradle -
!. The House Of Reps. !. co,,no.., -.
!, two ybranehes-A-the elder and ~.
,6snssf iine:Salid all the princes hay.
been named Henry for the .nast aoo
years. In ethesfelder. bn.. .tbi. hs.
zone on unbroken, to the present be;r
Pfinces Henry XIV, bnt In IN.
younger branch the sons have hean
s4snunero,,s that a espAciat srula u,s a
/. made to begin a new series of num-
belsS yihnhred years: Even tl,TS.
has had it's drawbacks. for tho 18th
century produced exactlv "a Henrvs
and the following hundred wear. oave
81. h,ore.of then, 10 the world
The father Of Princess Hermine
carried his autocracv to such AN ex.
treme that he would not allow a
house to be erected In his canitai or a
tree to be cut down without his Of.
ficial sanction. When anvof the pub.
lie school children were to be, spank.
ed, he insisted upon doing It himself.
holding that as he was the father Of
his country. he slone was qualified for
the task. /,
His gloomy palace at Greiz was de-
void Of every modern comfort. for. the
old Prince believed it would be a
sacriiege to change ANYTHING that had
-hsstivkoodr enough for his ancestors.
There was no running water, no bath
tubs and no sanitary euuipment Of
any kind, while the cooking was done
in Kitchens 80 far away from the din
ing room that the dishes arrived ON
the table stone cold; with their conf
tents ineatabie. q.
: white the old Prince was usually
so sbssy with what he believed to be
"sifAies Of stata's that he, had ;littles il
any, time left for his daughters, he
wps; nsverthsless, deeply affected by
by tie tragedy Of his infant son.
brother Of Princess, Hermine. -.
TIA schild, sdsspita the fact, that he
was deaf and dumb, was idolized by
hiS taSther, sPriacess Ids" of Schaum-
burg -Lippe, and when It was decided
thstrh should undergo an operation
". ccrrect some defect of the eyes,
she insisted upon holding him on her
knees while the surgeons worked. At
the most critical moment of the op-
Grafton, however, she suddenly 'recoil-
ed In terror and thrust the boys. head
forward in such manner that the
surgeons lancet was driven deep into
the eSe'and on into the brain. He
has been completely blind and an inn
beetle from that moment.
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