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'ANY a boy, perhaps ,-has fancied
that he would hkp to exchange
' . places with the heir to a throne..
, ; ." IV hy - not? , Wouldn't it meana', con-;
; tinuous round of pleasure the most pala-; '
table things to, eat and drink; servants to ;
; - respond to his every beck and nod, ponies, ,
automobiles, an airship even, if he wanted x
it; freedom from chores and such . pettr
annoyances ; ' the t privilege to study, only
, what he' wished and go to bed when . he '
pleased? Why not, indeed?. r--.
Simply because all this is- a delusion! . .
, Kings are . not born with crowns on their ;
heads but must becojne strong enough io
hear the burden before they can wear them.
''Before' being acknowledged as masters of '
their craft, they must serve apprenticeship I
atthe trade of kingship; and the school
they attend is hard, indeed : v . ; !
; The. young man ; who'will, if he lives;,
, be the next Emperor of Germany was put '
in the army 'at the age of .10 years; his en- "...
tire youth was one of Spartan training,nnd
lie was compelled by his father to devote
; himself rigidly to a study of statecraft.
" At the age of 12 years, Prince Edward ,
" of . England is about to enter a naval school, ;
and when he' shall have mastered the navy-.
'he.will be placed in the army- this in ad-
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Ji7ott o constant study of the languages',
science and economics, lie eats porridge
bread and milk and gets but a halfjioliday
a week. :. .-.
NLY 12 yeart old now ic the manly UttU ,
fellow who, if he Jires,--will -one day
wear the crown of the vast British em- -nire.
lie is Prince Edward, eldest son '
f the Prince end Princess of Wales. -
-,' One might think of him or of any other lit- '
tie heir apparent as sometimes-sitting on the.
steps of the throne and contemplating, in fancy's " '
dream, the passage of a shr.dowy procession of
former; luighty rulprs of .the earth Aloxander
the Oreat, Caesar, CbarlemoKne, Frederick the "
Great and other notables, of history. ?
But little princes arb children, after all,"
with much the same ideas as other children, and
would much rather be at play when not learn
in ir the exalted trado that is to be theirs. When
not phiying they are too busy for. day dreams.-
Younjr Edward, for L tance, is busy mag
tering languages, ior one thing. Latin, Greek.
Germnn.'- i'renrh and several others, perhaps,
must be ground away at during his years under
au enacting tutor. " ... '
In this respect he. is followiny the course '
grandson of Zing- Edward), hut, " considering--
- that be is -only 4 years old,- his education bas ,
Progressed Tery'.well, ,IIis physical being is .'es-j.
. pecially looked after, and 'lie has been - taught;-, '
;court ethics. . ' ' v- ., ;.f . ': '
' The tery'fact that Olaf 'is heir tpparent'to :
V Norway's- throne is due to., the necessity 'of
'J proper training', for the " trade " of j kingship. '
When Norway seceded from Sweden " there waiU
no royal blood in the country from-which to '
- choose a ruler; but the statesmen knew it would .
- require a man of experience, and so they elected '
: Pwnce Charles of -Denmark, who had -been'
equipped physically "'and ' mentally : for such ' a
; high station. ' " .' " .'5 ' -
"A' merry little soul is Olaf.'andjbe is idol-.?
riaed by the people o Norway. Frequently he is
to be scen upon, the streets, surrounded by an
admiring crowd.', ' ' . ;' v . -.
- i you were to look Into the face of Prince
c Jouis Philippe, the manly boy who is to inherit '
- the throne of Portugal, you would appreciate
'. some of the physical discipl'ne he has undergone
. to secure such a fine constitution,' but you ooul 1
dont. he has for some time been takimr soecial - npt see the hard mental traimng througa which ,
instruction from a naval pic;r of prominence. 'nPul; V ,J 1 1 .1 vlf ; '. ' ' ''tf'T'
.D? riLfle V 7 every morning, takes coldy "TqueEM AM ELI E SUPERVISES VrAININQ
water bath and runs around tho garden beforo --- fY' Y, V?
breakfasting on porridge , and bread aud milk. ;' -. -. Ui training' has been 'especiallylrigorouX,"
No table luxuries for. him. .t ' 1 , and has been patterned st some extent after that .
, Ilia amusements hare - been confined to in the British. royal family a natural enough
games.'and athletics; even the averngo son . of ; consequence of tho defensive treaty between the. '
poor parents has attended more theatres and cir- . two ..'countries. An : " Englishvoman herself, ;
cuses than he., , . Queen Amelie,i who personally supervises tho
As in the case of the present King of fcng- ., training of her Son, tho Duke of Braganza,' for .
the kingship,', is ; thoroughly English in -her '
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of his grandfather, the King, who was proficient,
in languages in his early teens. ' ; V . . ,!
51 ' What must the American boy, with h-'s Sat
urdays to himself, think ' of the system which
gives the future King of England only a half of
Saturday for his weekly holiday I r So rigidly is
ithis adhered to that the Princess of Walea-rej
center refused to permit Edwardto attend a
party in the middle of the week, ' ' , ?
- Now, at 12 years, Edward is about to enter
the 'English Naval School; but, that ho might
complete the course faster than the usual stu
land, it is intended that yaung Edward shall be
given naval training which would enable him to 1
command a squadron in war if necessary. But
that isn't all.. After. mastering the navy he will,
be transferred. to. the army and do service for a
few. years in one of the crack regiment of the
line, v '
Britain recently has had a good"opportunity
to compare her future ruler with one of another!
country, Crown Prince Olaf of Norway, fclio in .
a visit has taken London by storm. J, ;
Little .Olaf has noj.been, so strenuously
trainedashi English relative (he i also a
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This enndidate for.Fortupnl's throne will be
19 next March, lie. is. intffndedlfof -the army,"'
and has already done much 'w toward equipping
himself for, the, profession of arms. ' This prefer--'
ence has been instilled into Jiim. by his' father,
King Carlos, who is A distant f cousin-of King
Edward!1. ' : i,-
' During a hunting,! trip 'recently the boy
paved his father from wild boars by-assisting
him to hit own horse when the King's mount had
.fallen. r , ' . " - . . - T't" .
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" . With view to making a perfect soldier of
' V him, the boy baa since his twelfth year been aub
ejected to the discipline .and hardships: of camp
; ' jlife; has been compelled" to go to bed at a cer- '
tain hour and. arise ' alwaya, at , daybreak'; baa r :
.'been taught to eat only the plainest fare and to
; - sleep at timet on an bumble army bunk. . .
- r . ' At a time when the' throne of Russia aeema
l).- ''tottering, ai l when it is conceded that wis di
ft Vv t'wtion m the future will-be necessary to; the
Vi MinfrV Twirnotiiitv'thn nrs:tionof the littls' "
' Czarevitch, imo must, in time assume the bur
Sden, is not enviable.' ' ; ' 4 . :, ' :
Scarcely outof hit cradle, be will not, of
' course, for some time be taken in. band by the
) 1 rigid' inttructort, who, his father and hie advia
' ers V have determined, shall make of .' him -at
' . . strong man physically and a scholar. It ' has .
. been decided to begin his training eWtha age of. .
'5 years. ..." ' ' ,:.'!','
" . , ' lie must be even more of a soldier than hie
father; roust be able .to direct the destinies of '
1 the country personally in peace and war, if he it
to hare the confidence of hit people. . .
'. ' - NOT A BED OF ROSES '
. Add to this severe apprenticeship tbe dan -.
.', ger from assassins and the impending revolt of y
the people, who would wish to change placet with'
. the poor little Czarevitch of Russia I True, if ";
V Alexia succeeds to-the throne, he will have an' '
.income of . flO.OOO.OW a year, and more title
. than he-can remember, but he must fit himself
. for the place by long years of severe mental and -
physical discipline. - -, ' . .-- C . .'.
. Being now 5 years old, Prince Michl, grand
son of the Mikado of Japan, haa begun' to feel
'.. the weight of the crown which he must one day, '
! if he lives,. wear. -Already French and English v
'" governesses have begun to, prepare his mind for '
the great things that Japan expects of him.- " '
, When be was named, as an infant, his grand
mother presented him with a jeweled sword, of '
- which be will be expected to learn the use- at ...
toon as be can lift it. Even bis marriage it ar
- ranged in bis youth, so that be can't have any
of the excitement of courtship which it open to
. the most plebeian American youth. .
''. ' The strictest of court regulations surround
-the Japanese imperial family, to that the Kttl
. .' fellow's life is rather lonesome save for the com
., panionship of a younger brother., lie must obey
. hit teachers aa implicitly as though he were one
of the humblest of his race." . ; : ' ; . '-,
A bright-looking little' chap it the boy who .
will succeed to rulership - in1 Egypt nominal
rulership, at any rate. Probably becauso of Eng
lish domination ift that country his education ia .'
, being conducted largely, along English lines.
, " r Hi tutors keep him severely at hie studies, ';
and he is gradually perfecting himself in- a large
and varied number of subjects.. : Hit playground
is in. the beautiful park surrounding the Khe
' ' dive 'a palace, and be 'it rarely teen outside ita
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