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LONDON, June C I give you today
a letter on the babyhood and
boyhood of the English monarch,
who will be crowned on the 26th of this
month. The advance sheets of a new life
of the King lie before me, and a largo
part of my information comes from them.
The King first opened his eyes in Buck
ingham Palace, at 12 minutes before 11
o'clock on Tuesday morning on the 9th of
November, just 61 years ago. A little baby
girl had come before him, but his advent
made all England ring. His very birth
was a matter of ceremony. "When it was
known that he was coming dispatches
were sent out from the palace to the
chief ministers and officers of state to
be present. The Archbishop of Canter
bury, the Duke of "Wellington, the Bishop
of London, and a large number of others
came post haste, and there were a score
of eminent physicians in attendance.
The Prince was born in a room in the
northwest corner of the palace. The high
officials were kept in an ante-room at the
time, and only Prince Albert, his father.
Dr. Locock, the Queen's physician, and
Mrs. Lilly, the nurse, were in the cham
ber. The first person among the wait
ing nobles to see the baby was the
Duchess of Kent, but a moment later he
was brought out in the arms of the
nurse and shown to the lords jof council.
The first person who had a good look
at him was the Duke of Wellington, who
bent his gray head down over the rosy
cheeked infant and asked, in tones of
intense eagerness:
"Is it a boy?"
"It is a Prince, your grace," replied
the proud nurse.
As soon as the announcement was made
cannon were fired in the parks and in the
Tower. The bells of London and all over
England were rung for Joy, and the fol
lowing bulletin was posted on the palace
gates:
The Queen was delivered of a Prince
this morning at 48 minutes past 10
o'clock. Her Majesty and the- Infant
Prince are perfectly well.
JAMES CLARK. M. X.
CHARLES LOCOCK, M. D.
ROBERT FERGUSON. M. D.
RICHARD SLAGDEN, M. D.
BucMncham Palace,
Tuesday, 11:30 A. M., Nov. 0, 1841.
England Wild With. Joy.
England went wild with Joy at the
birth of the royal baby. "God Save' the
Queen" was sung at all the theaters.
The Lord Mayor gave a banquet, at
which the health of the Prince was
drunk three times in succession, and
Punch published a poem on the Prince
let, two verses of which were as follows:
Husza! "We'e a little Prince at last
A roaring royal boy;
And all day long the booming bells
Have rung their peals of Joy,
And tbo little park suns have blazed away
And made a tremendous noise
Whilst the air hath been filled since 11 o'clock
"With the shouta of little boys.
And ivo hae taken our little bell.
And rattled and laughed, and sang as well
Roo-too-toolt! Shallabella!
Life to the Prince! Fallalderallal
Our little Prince, when he grows a boy.
Will be taucht by men of lore.
From the "duaty tome" of the ancient sage,
As Kings hae been taught before.
But will there bo one good, true man sear
To tutor the Infant heart?
To tell him the world was made for all.
And the poor man claims his part?
We trust there will; so we'll rattle our bell,
And shout and laugh, and elng as well
Root-too-toolt! Shellabella!
Life to the Prince! Fallalderallal
Tbe Baby Duke.
King Edward started in life s a Duke.
As the eldest son of the Queen he be
came the Duke of Cornwall at his birth.
and at first he was known as "the little
Duke." He was a healthy baby and
lusty. His nursery was Just next to the
Queen's bedroom, and his father. Prince
Albert, divided his time between the
Queen and the baby. It was he who from
time to time lifted Queen Victoria from
her bed to the sofa, and it is probable
that he patted little Edward on the back
when he had the colic The baby was
better-looking than his sister, the Prin
cess royal, nicknamed by Queen Vic
toria "Little Pussy." Queen Victoria fre
quently speaks of him in her Journal.
In 1841 she writes to her uncle, the King
of the Belgians:
"I wonder very much whom our little
boy will be like. You will understand
how fervid are my prayers to see him
resemble his father in every, every re-
Bpect, both body and mind."
Edward's First Coronation.
This coronation Is not the first King Ed
ward has had. He was crowned Prince of
"Wales when he was a baby and hardly a
month old. The title of Prince of "Wales
dates back to the conquest of "Wales by
Edward I, when "Wales was annexed to
the crown of England. Edward's second
son was born Jn "Walesi and It was said
that the King promised to give the Welsh
chieftains. If they would permit, a Prince
born in Wales and unable to speak a word
of English. He presented the Prince be
fore he could speak at all, and they there
upon swore fealty to the Prince of Wales.
The following is from the letters patent
making the present King Edward Prince
of Wales.
"We do ennoble and Invest him with the
said principality and" earldom by girting
him with the sword, by putting a coronet
on his head and a gold ring on his finger,
and also ,by delivering a gold rod Into
his hand, that he may preside there and
may direct and defend those parts; to
hold for him and his heirs. Kings of the
fnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land, forever."
The young Prince was christened on
January 25, 1W2. The King of Prussia.
Frederick William IV. was present and
acted as godfather, and there were other
xoyal personages at the ceremony. The
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baptism took place In Windsor Chapel, the
font having been newly glided for the
occasion. The water used came from the
River Jordan. It had been kept in a bot
tle 15 years, having been brought from
Palestine and made a present to the
Queen. It was perfectly clear and showed
no signs of its age. The ceremony took
place at 1 o'clock, the baby being brought
in to the flourish of trumpets. No end
of great people were present, and all
wore their finest uniforms. The Duchess
of Buccleuch handed the baby to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, who held him
tip and addressed the King of Prussia, as
the child's godfather, saying:
"Name this child."
The King loudly said: "Albert Edward."
LETTERS asking for general Intor-.
matlon will be answered in these I
columns. Letters should be writ- 1
ten on one side of the paper, and must
be accompanied by the name and address
of the writer, not for publication, how
ever. All letters without the name of the
writer go to the waste-basket.
"Written Names on Ballots.
One party nominates a man for a cer
tain office, and the other part-, being in
favor of the same man, does not put up
a candidate. Therefore there is only one
man on the official ballot. But a, certain
clique secretly agrees on another man,
and on election day each man of the clique
writes their man's name on the ballot.
The majority of the election board being
in favor of the clique man, give him a
number and count his name as though It
were on the official ballot. Should such a
vote be counted and the man elected, pro
viding he receives a majority of one or
two votes? (
Why not? If you will glance over a
ballot you will observe a blank line
(sometimes several blank lines) under
each group of candidates. It is there for
the very purpose of enabling a voter to
do exactly what the "clique" did. If John
Smith received one more vote than the
highest opposition candidate, he is legally
elected. The election Judges are bound to
declare him elected, whether they were
with or against the "clique."
Author of Exclusion Act.
On what ticket was T. J. Geary, author
of the Chinese exclusion act, elected?
How long did he serve? From what dis
trict was he elected? Where does he now
reside? J. K. F.
Gears' "nas elected on the Democratic
ticket from the First District of Cali
fornia, and served two terms. His resi
dence was and probably still is at Santa
Rosa, though he has been doing business
at Cape Nome the past two years.
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False Pretenses.
Is it lawful for a company organized
under the laws of this state to sell hun
dreds of dollars worth of stock to peo
ple to develop oil property and then not
develop the property in the last, but
use up the money and let the leases run
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Then the archbishop went on as. he sprin
kled him:
"I baptise thee, Albert "Edward, in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost. Amen."
He then read the baptismal service to its
close. It is said that the baby, raised his
hand as the holy drops touched his fore
head, but that otherwise he acted very
well. He wore at the time a rich white
satin cloak, lined with ermine, and a
christening robe, the lace upon which was
worth ?50O).
As soon as the service was over the
choir burst out In a hallelujah chant.
After this Queen Victoria and the royal
baby retired. The rest of the party
stayed to sample the Jordan water. The
QUESTIONS AND
out on the aforesaid property? If leading
business men In good standing are presi
dent and treasurer, loaning their names
so people have confidence In the scheme,
can they not be prosecuted for obtain
ing money under false pretenses?
LABORER.
Owners of tho stock should control the
action of the company. If the Interests
of the minority stockholders are not prop
erly protected by the corporation It may
be that the courts will afford a remedy.
If stock or any other property Is sold on
false pretence, and the fact can be proved,
prosecution will be against the one guilty
of the false representation. This may be
a case to lay beforo the District At
torney. Altitude of Snow Peaks.
I am asked often the heights of Mounts
Rainier, Adams, Hood, St. Helens' and
Jefferson: This I think Is the order of
their altitudes. As many persons are vis
iting this vicinity I think the question is
timely, pertinent and of general inter
est. S. T. A.
Rainier, 14,440 feet; Hood. 11,932 feet; St.
Helens, 9750 feet; Adams, 9570 feet; Jeffer
son, 9000 feet.
"Wedding1 Anniversaries.
What Is the 15th anniversary of marri
age? I have heard that it would be a
.wooden wedding, but I don't Jhlnk that
is right A. S.
To save answering separately . other
questions which are almost certain to fol-
j low this, the complete list is given: Fifth
anniversary, wooden; 10th anniversary,
tin; 15th. crystal: 20th. china: 25th. sll-
wer; &0th, golden: COth, diamond.
Yes.
A man takes and proves tip on a home
stead and pre-emption and deeds them to
his wife. Just before she dies, she deeds
the same back to him. Can he sell it and
give a good title regardless of the chil
dren? Her ostate was never administrat
ed. J. G. B.
Inheritance.
A man and woman, possessing no prop
erty, marry In the State of Washington,
' and both work together for years, until
ladles dipped the!r handkerchiefs into It,
some sprinkled themselves, and a few
tasted it and found it salty. At this time
one of the ladles who was present wrote
in her diary:
"The Archbishop of Canterbury read the
service -well, though he appeared very
nervous. The Prince of Wales Is a beauti
ful baby, with fine eyes. He Is as lively
and intelligent as most children of 6
months."
After the return of the party to the cas
tle there was an entertainment at which
the christening cake was cut and each
guest given a piece. The cake was. as
big around as. a flour barrel and four feet
in height. It was adorned with figures
representing Brittanla, Justice, Plenty
some property Is earned and accumulated,
the greater part of which is held In the
husband s name. They have no children.
If that wife outlives the husband, and he
dies intestate, will the laws, of Washing
ton give to the husband's relatives 'any
portion of the estate? If so, what pro
portion? N. H.
The widow Inherits all the property.
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Pronunciation of "Wallowa."
Which is the better local pronunciation
of "Wallowa"? I have heard It called
by Intelligent residents of that 'vicinity
both ways: 1. e., as if the second syllable
had" the sound of "ow" 33 'in "cow," while
others sound It "o" as in "cold."
WEBFOOT.
Give the second syllable the sound of
"ow" as In "cow." You ask for the local
'pronunciation. Then slight the "a" In the
first syllable. From the spelling, tho "a"
would naturally be pronounced as in
"wall," but the delegates to the last Re
publican etnte convention slurred It, giv
ing the "a" the sound of short "c."
Allans May Ovrn Land.
1. Are aliens permitted by the laws of
Oregon to purchase and hold real estato
within the state?
2. Was there any session of the Legis
lature of Oregon in the year 1S97?
P. B.
1. Aliens are permitted to purchase and
hold real estate in Oregon.
2. There was no session of the Legisla
ture In 1S97; the Legislature failed to
organize.
Better to "Wnit.
Which is considered proper In desiring
'the' further acquaintance of a, lady to request-
the privilege of calling 'upon her or
wait until such an invitation has been
extended? T. 1'.
A young gentleman ma, ask the privi
lege of calling upon a young lady, but. as
a rule, it Is the lady who gives the Invi
tation. Vancouver & Yakima Railroad.
Could you advise me how much of the
Portland. Vancouver & Yakima Railroad
hajTbeea built? Could you give the nam
and other mythological characters. The
festivities ended In a banquet in
Windsor Castle, In which tho royal gold
and silver plate was used. There were
covers for 140, and each guest had a ser
vant In livery to wait upon hfra. The ban
quet concluded at 9 o'clock, with a toast
to the Prince of Wales, which was drunk
standing. At the same time feasting and
drinking went on all over England. Din
ners were given to the poor, and at these
each guest had roast beef and plum pud
ding, and a pint of porter to drink the
health of the Prince.
'The first year of King Edward's life was
passed at Windsor Castle. The Queen had
great trouble In. finding the right kind of
nurses for him, and In having the nursery
ANSWERS
of the president, or superintendent of the
company? J. H. M.
Sixteen miles of the Portland, Vancou
ver Sc Yakima are now In operation, and
the grade is ready for tracklaylng 15 miles
farther. I. X. Gray, Vancouver, "Wash.,
Is president and treasurer of. the com
pany, and manager of the road.
Crayon Pictures.
How are crayon pictures made? I mean
when they enlarge a small-size picture, do
they photograph It, and then finish up by
hand? A. S.
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Those pictures are called bromide en
largements. They are produced by first
making an enlarged picture on bromide
paper, then brushing It over with a swab
made of a bunch of cotton batting In a
cheese-cloth case dipped In "crayon sauce"
or powdered crayon, and finally touching
up with crayon for solid colors and dig
ging out with an eraser for the hign
lights People engaged In this work are
called spot-knockers.
Lowest Pass If Cascade Mountains.
According to the "United States Geodetic
Survey, If any such survey has been made
In the Cascade Mountains, what and where
is the lowest and. most accessible pass In
the Cascade Range between Mount Hood
on the. north and the pass near the Three
Sisters, west of Prineville, In Crook Coun
ty? If no such survey has been made,
kindly answer from such Information aa
you may have at hand. P. A. S.
The Barlow pass Is the lowest in the
Cascades between the points named.
Half-Dollar of 1S53.
Is there any premium on the silver half
dollar of 1S537 If so, what is It? W.
Without the rays back of the eagle It
Is quoted at $15; if It has the rays of tho
sun back of the eagle, it is worth 50 cents
only.'
Foreign Lnnfrnngrc Translated.
The following paragraph was copied" literally
from the advertising columns of an English
paper, a few days ago. Can you translate It?
"Cattleman and Halflin for Orra Beast want
ed at Term. Apply, etc" Z.
Cattleman means that a man capable of
department of the palace properly man
aged. Baron Stockmar, the physician of
the King of Belgium, was then one of the
noted authorities as to children's educa
tion, and he advised the Queen as to how
the young Prince should be brought up.
He said that a man's education should be
gin the first day of his life, and he wrote
a long letter as to how Baby Edward,
then 6 months old. shquld be trained.
The Queen about the same time told
Lord Melbourne that she had trouble in
securing a lady of rank and title to take
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care of the young man. and asked Lord
Melbourne to suggest one. He replied that
a lady of rank should be at the head of
the vnursery establishment, and upon his
taking care of cattle is wanted. Halflin
means that a young man or a good-sized
boy is wanted. Orra Beast means a horse
kept by most farmers In Britain for doing
odd Jobs. Term means the time of the
year farmers change their help and ser
vants generally change their places.
If a farmer In Britain were asked what
size of a place he had. he might answer,
for example, "Threo pair (teams) and an
orra bca3t."
An advertisement like the following,
having the same meaning as the one
above, may be seen in any local paper in
rural districts:
"Wanted at Whitsunday term, a good
Bailey and a stout blrk, and a loon to
work the orra beast an dee the orra
work." J. C. S.
A Guest Looking for Himself.
"With all his faults," began Mr. Fair
child, "the hotel man Is a first-class fel
low, who will go a long way o keep his
guests from being seen by doubtful guests.
I recall an instance which happened to
me in New York not long ago. I had reg
istered in the morning and, leaving my
key at the hotel, came back again in the
evening. Finding the night clerk on, but
not on to me. I asked him, giving him
my,name. If I was In. Not knowing the
number of my room, I decided this was
the way to find out.
"Ho looked at me rather suspiciously.
Evidently the result of his suspicion wa3
not reassuring, for, after making a bluff
at feeling In my box, he replied quite
stiffly:
" 'No, sir; Mr. Fairchlld Is not in.' I
sat down on the lounge, and said calmly:
" 'Well, when he comes In please tell
him that he's here looking for himself".'
"The porter carried the clerk upstairs."
New York Tribune.
Persistence "Wins.
In a talk to worklngmcn the other day
Bishop Ingram, of London, said: "Hu
man 'nature always reminds me of the
story of the two frogs that fell Into a
pot of cream. One of them aoon gave
up the struggle as a bad Job, and with
out much ado sank to the bottom. The
other, striking out with all his legs, and
persevering, eventually found himself
resting upon a pat of butter churned by
his own efforts to get his head above
tha level of the cream." Leslie's "Weekly.
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MJheAg GfJixJIqntbji:.
suggestion Lady Lyttleton was made gov
erness to the royal children. This was
when the Prince of "Wales was 5 month3
old.
Lady Lyttleton had been lady-in-wait-lng
to Queen Victoria. She was very
fond of children and was a finely educated
woman. She took charge of the future
King for six years, and had much to do
with his training, although the Queen
came in frequently and gave' her direc
tions. Her majesty lamented that she
could not be with her children all tha
time, and once wrote: "It is a hard caso
for me that my occupations prevent mo
being with my children when they say
their prayers." She thought it most im
portant that tho children should bo
brought up In as simple and domestic a
way as possible, and said they should bo
as much as possible with their parents.
Queen Victoria on Child Teaching:.
Queen Victoria was very particular as
to tho religious teaching of her chil
dren. She did not care to have the hor
rors of eternal damnation Impressed upon
their youthful minds, but wished them
taught that God Is love. About this time
she made the following memorandum In
referring to the Princess Royal:
"I am quite clear that she should be
taught to have great reverence for God
and religion, and that ehe should havo
the feeling of devotion and love which
her Heavenly Father encourages his
earthly children to havo for him; and
not one of fear and trembling. The
thoughts of death and an after life should
not be presented In an alarming and for
bidding way. She should be made to
know as yet no difference of creeds, and
not think she can only pray on her knees
or that those who do not kneel are Ices
fervent and devoted In their prayers."
Prince Edward was educated In the
same way as to religious matters, but
ae far as I can learn he was by no means
a little saint. He was noisy during teeth
ing, and did all sorts of things that other
children do.
The Amusements of a Baby King".
The royal children had all sorts of
amusements. At Osborne-on-the-Sea,
where the Queen lived In the Summer,
each child had Its flower and vegetable
garden In which it worked. The future
King bad a carpenter shop, in which
he used a set of tools marked with his
name. He had a little museum, where
he kept .botanical specimens, butterflies,
stuffed birds and stones. He had also a
boat to sail at low tide. Shows were held
at the palace for the children, and at
one time Tom Thumb came and per
formed for them, and the Queen. He
danced the hornpipe and sang American
songs, the little Prince of W'ales witch
ing him, seated in his favorite oaken
chair.
Now and then Prince Edward wen: out
to see the ships, and when he arrlvtd at
tho age of 6 he was made a Midshipman
and a uniform was given him. He ap
peared in his new suit before the ofllcers
and sailors and then began to playcbout
the deck. The suit was of white, duck and
it soon became soiled. This was Sat
urday night, and the Captain of the ship
knew that the Queen expected the 'ittle
Prince to wear his white suit at mister
the next morning and that he hat no
other, at least so Prince Edward told
him. The Captain solved the question by
putting Prince Edward to bed and vash
lng the suit himself. He dried L by
the fire and then eat on it to iron I, so
that his future Majesty came to mueer in
proper attire.
His First Trouiers.
King Edward had his first trouses on
his 6th birthday. The cloth was very
light and fine, the Jacket being af a
bright blue Jlned with silk. The trousers
were of the same color, made plalnwith
plaited fronts. He had.also a whltesatln
waist cloth and later on a Hlghlam suit
of plaid.
The Prince was early taught to rld. and
had almost -as many accidents as other
boys. A visitor to Windsor Castle when
he was 8 years old says that Edvard had
then disfigured his face by falllrg on an
Iron-barred gate. In the Fall he blacked
the bridge of his nose and both yes, but
luckily broke no bones.
His Fight "Wltli a. Fisher Boy.
He, was a- boy of spirit, and It is re
lated that once when he was running
about on the beach at Osborne h noticed
a lad picking up clams. The la had his
basket already full, but Prlnci Edward
In looking at It accidentally :Icked it
over. Thereupon the fisher by grew
angry and gave the young arince a
kick. The Prince, although hewas not
so large as his opponent, wen for him
with his fists, and In a momen the two
had clinched and were rolling rver and
over. The Prince was gettingthe best
of the fight when the gardenercame up
and separated the combatants Prince
Albert, Queen Victoria's husbnd, had
seen the fight afar off. but h did not
Interfere. When the future Ing was
brought to him he reprimandec him for
having meddled with the lad's bdket, and
thereupon, so the etory goes, Pince Ed
ward took some of his own poefct money
and gave It to the fisher boy.
The Farmer and His Fitafork.
A somewhat similar incident I paying
money for trespassing is told h connec
tion with the Prince of Wales rhen ho
was a little older. It was whilhe was
doing his first hunting not ff from
Windsor Castle. He and a nuiber of
other boys were riding across 'ountry.
and they got into the state of farmer
named Hedges. Hedges objecte to any
one coming into his fields. H- penned
the boys In and demanded a He of a
sovereign for damages before i would
let them out. One of the boys old him
that he was detaining the futurtKing of
England, but he replied:
"I don't care for that. Print or no
Prince, I will have my money."
The farmer had a pitchfork In his
hands and the boys naturally cncluded
that the safest thing was to jy, and
pay they did.
I might give a score of stori about
the King's boyhood, but none of lem are
different from those told of iheiverage
boy all the world over. As far I can
see the King was a very ordlnar baby
and by no means an extraordlnry boy.
For all his wonderful, educatlonhe has
done nothing to speak of In Uratura
of statesmanship, and It remalti to be
seen whether he will be more tin ordi
nary as a King. j
FRANK G. CARPETER.
(Copyrighted, 1002.)