Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1901 — Page 2

VICTORIA IS DEAD.

Britain's Beloved Queen Passes Peacefully Away. UMPIRE IN MOURNING Mace es Wales Now Ascends the Throne as Edward VII. Member* of the Royal Family Were the Bedside When the Final Sammons Came—Career of the Noble Woman Who Governed the Destinies of More than Three Hundred Milldoa Subjects —Her Reign Was the in the History of the English People. "Queen Victoria is dead. She passed <away Tuesday, surrounded by her physicians and the members of her family. Ths ■Prince of Walds is now King of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of In•dia. The Queen’s death places him or the throne as her legal successor. He wil’ reign as Edward VII. , ' The long and beneficent reign 1 of Queer Victoria is at an end. After occupying the throne of England for more thai •sixty-three years the venerable woman whose name is so closely identified witl England’s greatest era is no more, anc .'her subjects have awakened with pro found sorrow to the consciousness that her rule is over. Not only in Great Brit ain and its dependencies, but throughout the civilized world, the news has been received with a keen sense of the greatness with which she has played her pari both as woman and as queen. It hai been the especial merit of the Queen so t« fill the functions of rulership as' to exen

VICTORIA AT HER CORONATION.

■else a positive influence. By precept and example, by her eminent qualities of good sense and kindliness, by her strength of character and her love of peace, she has done much to make the nation great and to secure the advancement of the world at large. It is a noteworthy fact that while the - changing conditions since she was crown--■ed in 1837 have tended to reduce greatly the specific powers of sovereignty she thas accepted the natural trend of events with equanimity, steadily gaining in esteem and affection as the years passed. Never has she been more sincerely revered and loved than during the decade •just dosed; never has the quiet force of ihec influence been more generally recognized. The whole period embraced in the Victorian era has been the period of •Great Britain’s greatest imperial development. The statesmen who were her advisers when she came to the throne, a .girl of 18, seem now to have belonged to an entirely different epoch, so great has ‘been the change in the political world «nd in the currents and tendencies of intellectual life. In all this process of growth Victoria has exercised a wholesome, if passive, influence. She has met new burdens and honors with dignity; ohe has kept before the British public Ibigh ideals of principle and conduct; and If the political growth and material prosperity of England are not directly traceable to her, her essential goodness and her well-poised character have it least done much to maintain the’ sentiments of confidence and patriotism which tend most to make for a nation’s happiness. The change of rulers necessitated by the death of the Queen comes at a time when the empire is beset with dangers and difficulties. After an era which is destined to be as distinctive in British history as the era of Elizabeth, it was Victoria's fate to see the British empire embarrassed by war and apparently losing its primacy among the nations of the -earth. Whether it has not actually passed the climax of its greatness and is sow on the point of a retrograde movement is a question yet to be determined. The circumstances under which Albert Edward assumes the sovereign power as tag Edward VII. are therefore peculiarly trying, but thoughtful observers will be alow to conclude that as king he will fail to satisfy the needs and expectations of the British people. However Sagland may have looked upon its heir mpparent twenty years ago, in the recent years during which he has been • called •apon to perform most of the public and •ceremonial functions of the monarch, acting as Victoria’s representative, he has <ahown dignity and discretion. His reign th all probability will be comparatively f te*ief, but there is good reason to believe thgt he* will be guided by safe and sober -conservatism and will be a popular monK Nobody will ever speak of “Victoria the ■Great," but her virtues have given her c right to a better title —“Victoria the Well-Beloved.” And in earning that saame aba has rendered the best possible ■Service to the English monarchy. In a grasp the frail scepter might have snapped—her soft hand held It safe. Victoria saw England become in all es.Sgnntials a republic. It was because the 'monarch, had ceased to govern that she to reign, and that her people 'wtrftad at her deathbed with a sorrow SUB kaoM aS If • personal bereavement ■ jsjw^ r |w>flpn4lp< over every family.

VICTORIA ALEXANDRINA.

PROCLAMATION OF SUCCESSION.

The proclamation of the death of Queen Victoria and the succession of King Edward was Issued immediately upon the Queen’s death by the premier, Lord Salisbury, and the Archbishop of Canterbury with the sanction of the privy council. It was then made public throughout the realm through the lord mayors, the lord lieutenants of counties, etc. The proclamation reads:

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to call.to his mercy our late sovereign lady, Queen Victoria, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the Imperial crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the high and mighty Prince Albert Edward. We therefore, the Lords spiritual and temporal of this realm, being here with those of her late Majesty’s Privy Council, with numbers of other principal gentlerrten of quality, with the Lord Mayor; Aidermen and citizens of London, do now hereby with one voice and consent of-tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the high and mighty Prince Albert Edward is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become one only lawful and rightful liege Lord Edward by grace of God King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, defender es the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and constant obedience, with all hearty and humble affection, beseeching Gpdj by whom Kings anji Queens do reign, to bless our royal King Edward with long and happy years to reign over us.

THRONE NEVER VACANT. Prince of Wales Becomes Kins of England Immediately. The theory of the English constitution is that the throne of Great Britain is never vacant. In other words, the sovereign never dies, the succession of an heir being instantaneous. Hence, as Debrett explains it, the ceremony of coronation is merely a solemn recognition and confirmation of royal descent and the consequent right of accession to the throne, and is unnecessary for the security of the title to the crown. It is customary on the death of the sovereign for the Archbishop of Canterbury and the prime minister to notify the heir apparent of his accession, though even this is technically superfluous. DESCENDANTS OF VICTORIA. Seventy - three Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren. When Queen Victoria came to the throve in 1837 the royal family of England had dwindled to meager proportions, the direct line of succession being centered in one girl of 18, Victoria. To-day her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren living number seven-ty-three, and the Queen lived to see the third generation of her direct heirs to the British crown.

WINDSOR CASTLE, OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE QUEEN.

From the union of Victoria of England with Albert of Saxe-Coburg in 1840 have sprung niue children, forty grandchildren and thirty-five great-grandchildren. Death has removed eleven of these —two sons and one daughter, one granddaughter and seven grandsons. Marriage brought her majesty nine daughters and sons-in-law. Three of the latter have died, while thirteen of the fourteen grandsons and granddaughters-in-law survive. Longest Relan in H'etory. The Queen is the oldest monarch who has occupied the English throne, and has reigned for a longer period than any of her predecessors. The longest reigns In English history have been: Victoria reigned sixty-three years, lived eighty-two years. George lIL reigned fifty-nine years, Ured eighty-two years. Henry lIL reigned fifty-six years, lived sixty-five yearn. -

VICTORIA’S LAST DAYS. The Queen’s Health Had Been Failing for Months. According to a London correspondent, Queen Victoria’s constitution manifested the first symptoms of serious decay during the stay of the court at Windsor in November and December, 1899, when the evil tidings from the South African war came in rapid succession. Gen. Buller, before leaving, had assured the Queen that the campaign would be “difficult, but not dangerous.” So the news of reverses came upon her with added severity. She never forgave Gen. Buller, and when his name was submitted for a command to visit Windsor after

NEW KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

his return from the war she stroked it through with her pen. At this time the Queen first had fits of crying, which in an aggravated form preceded her present critical illness. Her excitement over her Irish visit seemed to revive her, but before the visit ended a reaction set in. The public, however, were hoodwinked by accounts of her alleged replies to addresses and other evidence of mental activity, when in reality the Queen lived as in a dream. So alarming was her condition beginning in December that the royal family was precluded from going on the continent. The change to Osborne did not work the benefit anticipated, as the war news and the illness of Empress Frederick became an obsession with the Queen, who suffered with increasing frequency from depression and crying. She was constantly referring to the death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and expressed a wish to see the duchess, who accordingly

was brought to Osborne, but the first interview with the duchess left the Queen prostrated with grief. The last drive she had was with the duchess as a companion. On' her return in the carriage the Queen was asleep, in which condition she was taken to bed, from which she did not afterward arise. For a fortnight before Sir Francis Laking, without the knowledge of the public, had been assisting Sir James Reid at Osborne, and later Sir Douglas Powell, the famous heart and lung specialist, was summoned owing to two attacks of heart failure. Then the Queen, had a strong stroke of paralysis, after which she remained in a comatose or semicomatose condition, occasionally asking: “Is the war over?" Princess Beatrice was the only member of the family, according to reports, whom the Queen seeatei to plainly know in her iMt hour*.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE QUEEN'S LIFE.

1819, May 24—Bora at Kennington Palac% London. 1820, Jan. 23—Duke of Kent died. 1837, June 20-Wllliam IV., King of England, uncle of Victoria, died. 1837, June 28—Coronation of Queen Vlct» ria, In Westminster Abbey. 1837, Nov. 20—Queen opened her first Parliament. 1839, Oct. 15—Queen proposed marriage to Prince Consort. 1840, Feb. 10—Married to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. 1840, Nov. 21—Birth of Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal, 1841, Nov. 9—Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, born. 1842, Sept. I—Queen’s first visit to Scotland. 1846, June 26—Corn law repealed. 1848, Nev. 24—Lord Melbourne, Queen’s first Prime Minister, died. 1854, Feb. 28—Declaration of war against Russia. 1859, May I—Thanksgiving for suppression of Indian mutiny. 1861—Duchess of Kent, Queen’s mother, died. 1861, Dec. 14—Prince Consort died. 1863, March 10—Prince of Wales married Princess Alexandra. 1868, Jan. 28—Queen’s first book published. 1872, Feb. 29 —Queen shot at by Arthur O'Connor. 1876, May I—Proclaimed Empress of India. 1883, March 27—John Brown, the Queen's faithful servant, died. 1887, June 24—Celebration of the Queen's golden jubilee. 1892, Jan. 2—Duke of Clarence and Avondale died. *■ 1893, July 6—Duke of York-married to the Princess May. 1894, May 21—Inaugurated Manchester Ship Canal. • 1896, Sept. 23—Reign exceeded the length of any other English sovereign’s. 1897, June 24—Celebration of diamond jubilee. 1899, Oet. 12—War declared In South Africa. 1900, May 24—Celebrated eighty-first birthday. _ 1900, May 30—Pretoria capitulated.

BORN TO BE KING. Queen Victoria’s Eldest Son Educated for Throne of England. Albert Edward, *the ascendant to the British throne, was born on Nov. 9, 1841, at Buckingham Palace. As the eldest son of the sovereign he became, at the moment of his birth, the Duke of Cornwall, and before he was 4 weeks old he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by royal patent. As Duke of Cornwall he became entitled to revenues amounting to £60,000. By right of inheritance the young prince also became Duke of Rothesay and Duke of Saxe-Co-burg-Gotha, Prince of Saxony, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Dublin and Baron Renfrew, and he also has the title of Lord of the Isles. During the first few years of the prince’s life the public did not have any opportunity to see much of him. The people, nevertheless, took great interest in the prince. In 1848 the prince was intrusted to his first tutor, the Rev. Hen-

ry Mildred Birch. In the summer of the same year he visited Ireland for the first time, where he was received with great enthusiasm. He made his first official appearance in London on Oct. 30, 1849. In 1860 the prince undertook his first extensive voyage. It was decided that he should visit Canada, and return by way of the United States. He arrived at St. Johns, N. F., on’july 24, 1860, and was received with royal honors. The prince crossed to the United States on the night of Sept. 20, 1860. Though he traveled under the name of Baron Renfrew, his coming was heralded by the press, and everywhere the prince was the subject of the most intense popular interest. On Sept. 9, 1862, the Prince of Wales was formally betrothed to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, whom he had seen for the first time on the occasion of his visit in 1861. The wedding ceremony took place in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863, a few weeks after he had taken the oath as a peer of the realm. The prince and his wife established themselves at Sandringham with an income of about £IOO,OOO a year. Five years after their marriage the prince and the princess paid a visit to Ireland. In 1868, after the birth of the fourth child, the Princess Victoria, the Prince and the Princess of Wales visited the continent together, and later made an extensive tour of the East, including Egypt and Palestine. They returned through Russia. In 1875 the Prince of Wales made his gr4at tour through India, and everywhere he was received with honors. After visiting all the great cities of India the prince and his party returned by way of the Suez canal, stopping five days in Egypt. From 1876 to 1887 the prince lived quietly and traveled but little. The princess is very much a woman and has her hobbies and her failings as have other women. One of her dear friends once said of her: “She is sweet, small, pretty, snappy, arrogant and disagreeable.” Her temper Is quick and uncertain and most disagreeable, but with all this her friend added, “she is the most lovable woman in the world.” The silver wedding of the prince and princess on March 10, 1888, was celebrated in a quiet way owing to the death of Emperor William I. of Germany. In the following year Princess Louise, the oldest daughter of the Prince of Wales, was married to the Earl of Fife. On July 6, 1893, the marriage of the Duke of York with Princess May of Teck was celebrated at the Royal Chapel, St. James*. The Emperor of Russia and the King and Queen of Denmark were present at the ceremony • In 1894 the marriage of Princess Maud of Wales to Prince Charles of Denmark took place.

I - ■ —— 4 g W‘ B “A I j x rwi Frances i 1

MISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON, daughter of HON. JUDGE Anderson, of Virginia, is at present in Washington, D. C., as Corresponding Secretary of the Higher Educational League, of that city. Cured of la grippe by Peruna.

MISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON, Corresponding Secretary of the Higher Educational League, writes from the “Astoria,” Washington, D. C., the following: • •‘About two months ago I was taken very ill with la grippe and was obliged to go to bed. I took three bottles of Peruna with very beneficial results, and was able to leave my bed in a week and regained my usual strength very soon. “I have nothing but praise for Peruna, and recommend It to those similarly affected wherever / can ” Prances M. Anderson. La grippe is, strictly speaking, epidemic catarrh—that is to say, a variety of acute catarrh which is so contagious and runs a course more or less definite, the same as scarlet fever, whooping cough, etc. During the acute stakes of la grippe it is not a very fatal disease, but the condition in which it leaves the system has caused the death of a countless number. Indeed nearly every person who has had la grippe within the last three years finds himself more or less deranged by the pernicious effects of this disease. The majority of those who have escaped death find life scarcely worth living. If this vast multitude of people could only know with what certainty and promptness Peruna would relieve them of all the bad effects which la grippe has brought upon them, what an untold amount of suffering would be averted! Thousands have already heard how quickly this remedy 'will cure in these cases and have been saved; but tens of thousands have not yet heard, and con-

What Mr. F. Says.

Briggs—Fogg says he can tell whether a woman is good-looking or not without seeing her. Griggs—That is rather a strong statement , Briggs—But a true one, he declares. He says that his wife always has something nice to say of the homely women and something quite the opposite for the pretty ones.—Boston Transcript

A Remedy for the Grippe.

Physicians recommend KEMP’S BALSAM as a remedy for patients afflicted with the grip, as it is especially adapted for the throat and lungs. Do not wait for the first symptoms of the disease, but get a bottle to-day and keep it on hand for use the moment it is needed. If neglected the grip has a tendency to bring on pneumonia. KEMP’S BALSAM prevents this by keeping the cough loose and the lungs free from inflammation. All druggists sell KEMP’S BALSAM at 25c and 50c.

Patriotism.

“Is he a patriotic citizen?” “Well,” answered the man who is afraid of being overamlable, “he Is what I call a display patriot He makes a great to-do about the census, and always helps to get up a flreworks shoftv or a parade. But he kicks like anything when it conies to paying his taxes.”—Washington Star.

Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach ths diseased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely closed. Deafness Is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot bo cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cura Send for circulars: free. g. J. CHENEY * CO., Toledo, a HP*Bold by Draggtoto. na

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tinue to suffer on, dropping into the grave one by one. Peruna cures catarrh in all stages and varieties, whether acute or chronic, and is therefore the most effective remedy ever devised for removing all the derangements which follow la grippe. Samuel M. York writes from Union Grove, Ala., the following letter: Dear Sir—“ Last week I was taken with la grippe and catarrhal deafness. I wrote you for advice and followed your directions. After taking two bottles Of Peruna I found myself well of la grippe, and my hearing was fully restored. My health is better than it has been in five years. “My wife improved in health very much after taking Peruna.”—Samuel M. York. Miss Caroline J. Kahl, Otisco, Ind., writes as follows: ••Three years I had la grippe and pulmonary trouble. I was very sick. I had hemorrhages of the lungs nearly every day for a year, and three bottles of your Peruna cured me. The doctor said 1 had consumption. Jam now in better health than 1 have been for many years. “I highly recommend Peruna to all my neighbors and friends. Peruna is my favorite medicine. I shall always have Peruna in the house.” —Miss Caroline J. Kahl. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartihan, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. ' Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.

Not So Daft.

A poor man caled one day at a farmhouse while the good wife was dishing up a huge plate of dumplings. “I’ll bet thee a penny, mussus,” said he, “that I could eat thy dumplings, plate and all, for my dinner.” , “I’ll bet thee a penny thee can’t,” said the good wife. “I’ll bet thee I can,” again said Jock. “Then do It, Jock," said Mistress Hodge. Thus bidden, Jock threw his legs under the table, calmly devoured the contents of the plate, and, heaving a deep sigh, said: “Missus, I’ll hev to pay ’e the penny, after all, for I find that I can’t eat the plate.”—Pearson’s Weekly.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 25c. He Had Tasted It. “How do you nke thia soap?’ asked the barber, carefully depositing the brush in the patron’s mouth. “Some say it’s better than the last.” “That,* replied the customer, “is only a matter of taste.”—Philadelphia Tiecord. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is. an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.— N. W. Samuel; Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17,1900. The Mississippi River each year wash es away an alarming amount of shore, equal to ten square miles of territory 86 fee| ec PThirty minutes is all the time required to dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Sold by druggist*. It is frequently an excellent thing for the public to use • sponge on political slates. assssF The playwright is judged entirely by, tils act*.