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
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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. I desire pious and
eallant soldiers la my army, not moclt-irs."
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