The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-10-13


PERSONAL WAR NOTES.
The military career of King William
7. of Prussia extends over a period OF
iiity five years. His Majesty, who was
born in 1897. was present at the battle
of Waterloo, and was then but eighteen
years OF age.
The Emperorat Wilhelmshohe enjoys
entire freedom of action. He walks or
rides as he pleases. His chief compan-
ions are Prince Moskowa and Prince
Murat. He disregards the stare of curl
Gus people whom he encounters outside
of the gates. 1t is said he looks thirty
years older than he did in 1865. He is
now bloated, bilious and yellow-eyed;
is faint, tired, d,expressionless His move
ments are slow, awkward and mechani-
cal. His face is absolutely devoid of
EXPRESSION. APATHY" describes his
appearance in one word. He retires late
and rises early. His chamber windows
are lighted till long after midnight, and
at half-past in the morning the Empe.
ror is seen walking in the garden. He
dresses plainly in black, and amuses
himself great deal 10y talking to the
school children who gather around
him.
1t is affirmed that the Emperor Napo-
leon has enough money invested in the
English funds to yield him an annual
income of 100000. This sum capitalized
at the English rate of interest, repre-
sents over G3, ,OO0, ,0C0. 1t is also estimated
that the Emperor has as much invested
in other countries. According to this
statement, Napoleon has not been un-
mindful of the future. He has been SO
preparing matters that, in case of troub-
lie, he will not be left in poverty. Upon
the interest of $50, ,OOO, 900 he can manage
to live quite comfortably, even if the
French do drive him from the throne.
The means by which Napoleon has
been enabled thus to accumulate this
vast fortune were very simple. For
twenty-five years he has had his hand
i'm every Bourse. He could depress the
funds with frown, sink them to zero
with threat, and render them buoyant
again with smile aud promise. That
he has used this power for his personal
profit is not surprising.
In 1867 there was grand review in
the; Bois de BouIogne, and 60, 900 of the
flower of French regulars were there.
On the great plain move d solid, SYM
metrical masses Of infantry, brilliant in
color, and brought into strong relief by
the white-apr"ned, black capped sappers
and miners, marching in front with
cleaning AK ut shoulder. There was q
certain noted spike! helmeted North
German count. who sat awkwardly Oh
his horse and used Il field glass great
deal. Iii, name Was bismarck. Next
him MAS n Iirar eyed, short legged,
somewhat I"iltN man, with soggy
countenancr. erect and vivacious, on a
fiery Arab horse. He is commonly called
Napoleon. And then there was suave
and dignitied old gentlemen, toward
seventy, with white side whiskers and
4 helmet like Bismarck's, with the same
motto OH it that the soldiers wear "Gott
Fuerst, and Vaterland.' He was garru
lous and full Of wit, and praised the
French cavalry, which is notably bad
In rf md 1r
spoke such bad French that Napoleon
was compelled to converse with him III
! English. One other man of note was
present-a certain Alexander of Russi;
who sat apart from the rest and sulked
He may appear al u later period on tht
stage. Every one can remember Bis
/ marck's long walks through Paris, whei
he was there; and no one will doub
that he knows its strategic PLAZA a.
we'll any stranger can. Now that the ga,
capital is in a state of seige, and til,
Prussians are preparing to cut thu
Frenchmen' throats, this visit of Bis
marck's assumes some Importance
Both he and King William are said t,
have found Napoleon much NOR,
ignorant on the subject of the German
alliances than they expected, and fo
the past three years they have !aboret
to keep him in that bliss. Diplomatic
and private agents have been emp.oye,
to deceive the French Emperor, wh'
has always thought that in Baden
Bavaria and Wurtemburg, he could fin,
allies. To- day he is doubtless bitterl,
sorry he ever invited Bismarck an,
King William to Paris.-Ed,ca,'d King
in Boston Journal.
The Empress Eugene was born
Countess Theba de Montjo, and is
direct descendant ofan Irishman by tn
name of kirkpatrick, a merchant O