4AGE SIX THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, i9 German Talked of Emperor Ruler In O O the Most AH Europe EMPEROR WILLIAM II., the most tnlkeil of nilor In Europe, wns born tit Hcrlln Jnn. 27, lS."a Ills parent a wore (ho Emperor Frederick 111. nml Princess Vlctorln of EiikIiiihI. Thus on one side of tho hoiiic lie wns grandson of Emperor Willlnm I. of Gerronny nnd on tlio oth er of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. The kaiser was christened Frledrich Wllhclm Victor Albert, lie was edu cated at the gymnasium of Cassel and the famous University of llonn, was almost morbid dread from the possl blllty of being punished by inferiors 'future subjects!' He might learn lat er he did so Kindly all that professors or artists could tench with n plensant conviction that lie would mnke better use of stirh learning than those who imparled it, but the thought of being punished by them wns unbearable, "l'rinco Henry had no such duties In tlic future nor such sensitiveness in tlio present, so lie learned as little as ho could as n small boy, had 'a rare good breakfast Is in the EncJlsh fnshlon mi consists of ten, brend and butter, ment or nsii. lie greatly loves fish. When his mnjesty rencliea his study he finds Ills mnil ready on his desk. While his private mail lias been tilaceil In folios unopened, communications of an olllcial nature have been previously siftqd by the civil nnd military cnbl nets. He usunllv rends nil tlinsn it. umentH cnrefully, makes on them mar ginal notes or nsks for a more de tailed account regarding the matter - w? 'M&maxm5b?t "VO ,Tt: . 1 ; v.v U fit V A SK SS M SON. EMPEROR WILLIAM AT DIFFERENT AGES AND HIS ELDEST married in 1SS1 to the Princess Augus. ta Vlctorln of SchleswJg-IIoUteln and succeeded to the throno in 1SSS. With in two years of his accession he hud disagreed with IJismarck and dismissed the "Iron chnneellor" from office. Seven children were born to the kni time' and accepted, sometimes tearful ly, the punishment which inevitably followed some delightful prank. As the brothers were always together, thanks to Prince Henry's lovable, cheerful disposition and his fortunate absence of uride. the oninernr'u l,t- - -. . . . ...i, it. 1 ...v v,iiii-,ut n uu ser Frederick WUIinui, the crown : hood wns cheered by keen enjoyment prince, in 1SS2: Eltel Fritz In 1KKI Adelbert In 18SI, Auguste Willlnm In 1887, Oscar in 1888, Jonehim In 181)0 and Victoria Louise lu IStiU. The emperor's boyhood nnd that of his brother, Prince Heury, was once thus described by a writer in Templo Bar: "A happy, merry Hfo the young princes led before earnest studies be gan at Cnssel. Hut it would bo dilll cult to relnto many anecdotes about the emperor during his boyhood, and that very absence of 'adventures' gives one, perhaps, the clearest Insight into hla character. A clever, intelligent boy, with an admirable memory., ho was trained from his earliest childhood with a view to his future duties, but Jils proud spirit made him shrink with or the pleasures natural to his in?,., in fact, there were many evidences of family likeness to that youthful Brit ish uncle of theirs, King Edward VII., who, in order to verify ills suspicions nnd satisfy his inquiring mind, suc cessfully stuck in the 'improved' calves of an unsuspecting court olllcial some of the littlo lings then in use to mark on n map the movements of tho nllied forces In the Crimeu." An Early Riser. A court attache fnmiliar with tho dnily Hfo of tho kniser lias thus dr.. scribed some phases of his mnny sided activates: ''The Unlser is an early riser and nev er gets up later than 0 o'clock, tub I bath is followed by a cold douche. His presented. The kaiser never procras tinates. Ho finishes all papers us soon ns possible, so that they enn be at once returned. Ho is in fact most exacting, asking tho nest day whether the work of the previous day hns been done. Ho Inbors in this mnnner from day to day, but on Sundnys devotes himself to rest ami religious observ ance. "After tlio kaiser has completed his early work when. In Berlin ho goes on his horseback rldo or wnlk through tho Tlergurten, lasting from one to two nnd u hnlf hours. Ho usually gnl lops at such n rapid gait that his com pany can hardly follow. In tlio same rapid paco ho loves to go on foot, with unusually long steps. This rapid gnlt, however, does not prevent him from conversing In a most animated man ner with his entourage. I nm also told that oven when mountain climbing ho walks in tho samo manner, being al ways abend of his followers. Boforo tho kniser returns tn hla nnin to tho chancellor's palace. "l heso morning visits aro usually of irent Importance, for his mnlcHtv An. sires to learn tho opinion of tho chan cellor regarding foreign nnd domestic questions. "Usually at 1 o'clock n slmnln hut substantial dinner is served, which the kniser cnts with his fnmlly. Tho kniser unnKB n class of w no with his mrnta. although ho is a very moderate drink er. He hns a grent liking for chnm pngne, but allows only tho German bev erago. The story is told that nt nu otll ccrs' banquet which the kaiser attend cd French champngncs were served on which Germnn Inbels had been placed. The kaiser, however, detected the deception nnd expressed his dlsnp provnl In the most forcible langunge. The kaiser smokes, but not ns much nn ho did formerly, when ho indulged lu very strong cignrs. He occnslonnlly smokes cignrcttes, but there nro weeks when he does not smoke nt nil. A Hard Worker. "Even when traveling the kniser ia nt work. In fnct, he Is nlwnj-s busy. He Is followed by representatives from every department of the government. The kaiser attends to all tolocrnnhlp messages nt once nnd hns given orders to awaken lilm at any time of tho night. He displays the same nctlvltv when nt maneuvers. Ills energy Is wonderful. He is often in conference with ills generals until 2 o'clock in the morning and again in the saddle at -I. in order fully to understand how the kniser governs sonic unpublished anecdotes will aid. Bismarck wns in deed prophetic when he dcclnrcd that his royal master would be his own chancellor. It is not generally known that tlio Socinllst question wns one of tho causes which led to the dlsncree- ment between the two men. A Con servative favorite of tlio kaiser made him believe that the Socialist law would drive the Socialists to revolu tion; therefore the kaiser promptly dropped tho law, declaring to Bis marck, 'I will thereby nppense the So- cinllsts.' A message for the cstnblisli- ment of n workmen's insurance law wns published against tho wishes of Bismarck, who wns then supplnnted. by Cnprivl. "Although somewhat short tempered, the emperor is more easily diverted from nnger to good humor by means of n piece of wit than many of his fellow sovereigns. "Some years ago, when old Baron Boettleher, who wns secretary of state for the interior, wns discussing with Ids majesty tlio most suitable nomina tions to be made in tho case of a num ber of vacant olllces, the latter became greatly Irritated by the statesman's un answerable objections to the candidate for whom lie himself desired to obtain n certnln post. His nnger, in fact, grow quite violent, and when the bar on Inquired if there were no other per son upon whom ills majesty would like to confer the appointment the kaiser replied curtly: " 'Oh, confer It on Sntnn himself if you like!' "'Very well. replied tho old minis ter, with a twinkle in his eye, nnd then continued in his most suave and court ly manner. 'And shall I nllow the patent signed by your majesty in that case to go out In the usual form, "To my trusted and well beloved cousin and counselor?" ' "The kniser saw the ioke at onco and burst Into a loud penl of laughter." William the Adaptable. An excellent story Is told of the em peror, whose power of being enthusi astically interested In every function he attends wns onco commented upon by n foreigner, who Inquired how it wns Hint his malestv wns able to dis play such unbounded enthusiasm about such everyday occurrences ns births, marriages nnd deaths. "Ah." snid a friend of his, "that is part of the kai ser's wonderful diameter, for when ever he attends a christening he thinks lie Is tho baby; whenever he honors a wedding with his presence ho Imncines he Is tho bride; whenever ho honors n funeral somehow or other ho invnrln- bly manages to got hold of tho idea that he is the corpse." The emperor once taught his barber a lesson. Very punctual himself, ho noticed that Ills barber was almost al ways n few minutes late when the time came for shaving him, nnd ho pre sented him with a gold chronometer and urged him to make good use of it. , Much to his surprise, tho barber con- i tinned to be a few minutes Inte nlmost ! every morning, nnd after waiting in vain for some signs of Improvement ! the emperor said to him one day: i "Have you still tho chronometer I which I gave you?" I "Yes, your majesty; hero it is." re- I plied tho barber, taking it from his pocket. "Give It to mo," said the emperor. "It Is evidently of no use to you, nnd you can have this one Instead." With theso words ho placed tho handsome gold chronometer on his dressing table nnd handed to the nmaz ed barber a nickel plated watch worth about $1. Tho kaiser onco sworo In tho re cruits of tho Potsdam garrison in a manner to inspire the soldiers with tho spirit which 3wnyed Cromwell's Ironsides, no snid: "You see boforo you nn altar. On It behold tho cross, tho symbol of all Christians! As such you have taken tho oath of nlleglanco to tho colors, and I hope nnd require that you will over bo mindful of this pledge. As I stand Bore a inemorablo eplsodo rises before my eyes. When tlio Kniser Leopold of Austrin handed over tho su premo command of his army to tho fa mous Prince Eugeno and gave him tlio marshal's baton tho princo seized tho cruclilx and, holding It aloft, cried, This shall be our generalissimo!' "I require nnd expect similar sentl aients from you. 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