Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-10-28

represents Emperor William il mill
tary cloak and helmet 1t is a present
of the Emperor anent the sixtieth an.
niversary of the mditaty career Of the
Count To the right is mastery copy
Of Rauch's great monument of Freder-
lex the Great in Berlin. The third is
the equestrian statue of Moltke himself
a present from the officers, of the
general staff Heavy Of zen dooA lead
into the sitting-rQoms Of the buhdingg:
Tbey IRE plsin almost to excess and
exem I5fy tmorss than any thin else
the siilple chae6cter of the CounE In
the lifary We find the plain, iron
eamp8ed-steed, the same IS furn-
ished the common soldier. Close to it
is the desk of the chief of the general
staff. and maps of every description
cover the walls.
In the upper rooms are the family
pictures Of the Moltkes and the num-
erous presents of which the present il
lustrous bearer Of the name has been
made the recipient since he so quickly
rose to fame. Here also is the massive
bureau which contains the addresses
and certificates of honorary citizen
ship presented to the Count by hum
dreds of German cities. Another huge
oaken press contains the collection of
arms made by Moltke during his ex-
tensive travels in Turkey and the ORR
ent There is the yatagan of the Turk
and the spear of the Arab side by side
with magnificent sword which is a
present of the Sultan. A fine glass
case contains the sword presented by
the Germans of the United States after
the Franco-(ferman war.
"Caute ct candide'-erst waegen,
daun wagen-first weigh, then risk
the ancient motto of the Moltke fami-
~, and one to which their youngest
descendant has remained faithful, has
been inscribed upon many of these
valuable presents. In one of the rooms
we find the life-size pictures of Moltke
in fatigue uniform and Bismarck in
SLOUGH hat and smoking jacket-mas-
ter-pieces of Leubacl brush. In
plain gold frame is a miniature portrait
of the late King Victor Emmanuel,
with an autograph dedication for the
Court. Upon granite pedestal is the
mar BILE bust of the same monarch, who
was an enthusiastic admirer Of Moltke.
Under glass globe is a statuette of
Napoleon I'LL He presented it to
Moltke while in the zenith of his power.
Strange drifting of fate-the owner
died in exile and his downfall formed
the keystone of the recipients
temple of fame. Out on the lawn in
front of the mighty portals is the
colossal bust of Emperor William. and
at the pillars of the portal are the
statues Of lgladiators as if holding
watch over the house of a man whose
name will last so long as the German
empire will exist. @F
At Kreisau, Count Moltke relaxes a
little the iron rules of his daily routine
He loves his little farm back of the
manor house, and he spends his morn
ing hours in supervising his laborers.
Then he attends in person to his gar
den and nursery, especially the latter,
which he musters as strictly as if the
young saplings were regiment of re-
cruits. He prunes weakly or dead
branches with his own hand. 1t is one
of the silent soldiers most prominent
characteristics that he hates all that is
all that is united to its
task and purpose. The outer aspect of
the man is true to his character. Spare,
tall, upright his figure is not bent by
the burden of four score years; one
sees at a glance that this man is born
to command. The man that had in.
sclibed over the tomb of his departed
wife Love is the fulfllment of the
law" is the ideal impersonation of
German officer-reticent, unquestiona-
bly, devoted to his Sovereign, narrow
in his patriotism. wanting in
self negating. of stern,
unelastic devotion to his
profession and its duties. OF him,
when nature shall claim her dues, Ger
many may well say, in the words OF
He was a man; take him for all in all,
l shall not look upon his like again.
-Chicaqo News.