The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-05
BISMARCK.
Some Points About His Daily Life and
Personal characteristics.
IRON the Netr York Sun.

From the Neto York Sun.
BERLIN, April 81 had an exceedingly
interesting talk to-day with gentleman,
whom am permitted to describe as men,
her of Prince Bismarck's household, about
tbe daily life and personal characteristics of
the Chancellor. The interview has been
revised and approved. 1t is authentic in
every detail.
1.-The Chancellor" my informant said,
..slaeps from six to, eight hours, and rises
very early in the morning. He lies in
small. plain military bed of the pattern used
IN army camps. The mattress is almost as
Lord as a board, and the covering at this
woolen blanket. Many young men would
find it next to impossible to sleep
on such a couch. 1t is not true,
as often reported IN the newspapers,
That the Prince eats only one meal
dav and that meal is prodigious He eats
Ight breakfast, a substantial dinner atnoon,
and takes biscuit and a single glass of
wine before turning in at night. The
Princes doctor, Prof. Schwenninger, re-
s+ricts him to his diet, and will not permit
his Serene. Highness to drink with his
meals This regimen has had the effect of
taening down the Chancellor's weight.
.dThe doctor, by the way, has received at
tiroes many marks of esteem and friendship
in consequence of his successful treatment
of Prince Bismarck. Like the late EN-
n-ror. thesChancellor takes constant exer-
else walking in the park back of his palace
or occasionally in the streets of Berlin. In
the latter case he is, of course, always fol-
lowed bv large crowds 1t is source of
great disappointment that the swollen veins
IN his legs will prevent him from ever
mounting horse again. His fondness for
dogs knows no bounds. He has four in the
palace. Hare, his favorite, being an enor-
nous thoroughbred Danish wolf-hound.
There is a kennel or compartment for the
accommodation of this splendid brute in the
Princes sTecial travelling car"
''Does the ancellor," | asked, take
precautions for his personal safety when he
travels q'
HE is guarded by detectives at all times"
WAS the answer, land his palace is con-
stantly watched by policemen in citizens
attire His life has been attempted several
times. The Chancellor's manner is always
stern, even toward his servants, who are
never allowed to overstep the line of cere-
monious respect He has, however, a deep
attachment for several of his old retainers,
and shows it by remembering their birth
DAYS every year with q suitable present.
His temper is not always a thing of
level and complacent beauty by any means,
and when he loses it his language is pic
turesque Despite his sterpness, he is loved
by bis attendants, secretaries and assistants.
His intense Germanism is amusingly shown
by his tenacity in clinging to the old
fashioned German letters, never using Latin
letters under any circumstances. He speaks
ell important languages. His Russian is
wonderfully skillful for a foreigner
The Chancellor writes with broad
gray quilts, which he uses up at a great
rate when writing rapidly. He always
wears hissuniform as General of the Brand
enburg Cuirassiers, consisting, in undress,
of a dark military frock coat with yellow
collar and braid and broad stripes on the
trousers. His full-dress uniform is more
snowy and is immensely becoming to the
Prince. 1t consists of a white tunic with
gold facings, a ouiraSs, white riding
brooches and high boots"
"Does he still preserve bis attitude of Bit
ter antagonism to the JewsT' asked the
SUMS correspondent.
:. EYES," was'the answer, she is as strong
and anti-Senitic as ever and is supposed to
have assisted Stoeckler in his campaign
against the Jews. The love and admiration
of Bismarck's life is the present Crown
Prince. They are one in every prejudice
and sentiment, and meet daily. The Chan
cellor's elder son, Count Herbert Bismarck,
is being brought up to succeed his famous
father but doubts of the success of the plan
are innumerable. There is younger son,
Wilhelm, and one daughter, the Countess
Rantzau, of whom the old Chancellor is
very fond.
1.-THE Chancellor is at his best when stroll
ing in his garden with his dog and contem-
platively smoking an old-fashioned china
bowl German pipe such as peasants here
affect He is aptly called the Man of Blood
and Iron, and yet, with all his austerity,
aLsolutism and inhexibility, he has qualities
of loyalty and fairness in his personal deal
ings that bind men to him and make them
firm admirers of a remarkably well-rounded
and consistent character