The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-24
PRINCE BISMARCK.
A Great Man Who Does Not shrivei ON Close
Inspection.

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Inspection.
BlakeIey Hall, in New York sun.
j haven't the faintest notion in the. world
What Prince Bismarck's fortune amounts to, but
it must be of satisfactory proportions, judging
from appearances-this being. by the way. the
! most absurd though the commonest way of
estimating mans income. Bismarcks palace
is in the heart of Berlin, Gu the Fifth avenue of
the city, and the courtyard alone is about the
size of the block covered by the big Vanderbilt
houses at home. When he ventures abroad
thers is tremendous dofhng of bats. The Ger
mans raise their hats on the appearance of
general, they accompany the courtesy with a
bow when prince comes along, and they stand
bareheaded in respectful attention when
celebrity heaves in sight, The appearance of
Bismarck. who is not only a famous man, a
prince, and general, but who is Chancellor Of
the em pire well, makes the popuace gasp.
[ venture to assert that nowhere in the world
can q man of ssventy-three years be found who
compares with this magni6cent-looking leader.
The perfect command that he exercises over
himsefin addition to pulling the noses and
pAtting the backs of the nations was shown this
winterswhen the Iron Chancellor reduced his
weight thirty five pounds by course of train
ing that would have staggered colegian.
1.-THE full significance of this feat" one OF the
Princes physicians said TO the other day,
s"wiilinot strike you till you call all the condi-
tionsdnto view. 1t shows after all that three
seoreyears and ten is by no means a goal to be
dredfed. A mans age is what he makes it, ac-
cDrding to Prince Bismarck. Still when man
isdn his seventy year it looks like fool
hardness to suddenly reverse all old and
methodical habits, take ice-cold baths at day
break. have cold meat and cold tea for break
fast, let wines and beer drop out of existence
and do an amount of violent exercise that
would wear out thirty year old aborer."
The hard physical work which the Chancellor
down has left him the picture of erecta and sturdy
manhood. He gives the lie even to the most
complimentary of his portraits All his life he
has been an athelete, and now he reaps the re-
ward He came out of his gate yesterday, and,
waving his brougham aside, walked down to-
ward the Reichstag. His square shoulders.
mighty chest and trim waist were accentuated
by generals uniform that fitted almost with
out wrinkle There color in the Chan
cellor's cheeks. and his big, heavily lidded eyes
looked out amiably at the people from beneath
pair of shaggy eyebrows. His arms swung
easily. and he strode along as though life had
Just begun for him. His carriage and several
where the people stood stock still and barshesded
while Bismarck passed The policemen even
stopped the vehicles and the drivers remained
with their hands to their hats in statuesque
respect as the big and handsome Chancellor
strode along. His popularity is very great
amongst the people. The first day that I ever
visited the Rsichstag my guide was the custodi-
''I tog ali Ian gvidges" he said affably, as he
led the way into the big parliamentary build
ing, 'equvally indermizterigaly. ! tog Inglish
now soze | acquire bractice'
Your accent is wonderful"
Yah, yah. l m0ui purvoestion,m he
said.
The Reichstag is not an imposing building,
though substantial and strong II is about half
the size of the New York court-honss without
the DOME The smoking room is 3 long corri-
dor-iike apartment. with heavy, leather chairs.
Swinging doors lead from it into the main room,
where all the debates occur. This chamber re-
sembles that of the Senate at Washington. but
1t Is only about half the size. The chairs
smaller than the ones our own awe-inspiring
Salons rattle around in. A gallery runs around
three sides of the room, giving abundant room
for members of the press, ministers, embassa-
dors and sightseers.
After we had walked down the main isle of
the deserted chamber my guide pointed TO the
first chair on the right of the speakers desk and
said solemnly:
''Siddown"
l dropped into roomy wooden arm chair.
How yoo feel"
about usual"
s'No diffruudtT
shook my head. The custodian raised his
tat face heayenward and rolled up his eyes
Vat grossity aud eoarssness. OATS Big
marck's chairi You have now sicdown in dat
blaze OF greatest man in de vorld't
DO you know the Chancellorlp
"For twenty year"
What do You think of himir
My guide rested his hands on his hips and
peered at the floor. Then. after long consider
atlons and as the result of twenty years exper-
ience, he announced as his final judgement
bismarck tam goog felier."
Ire phrase seemed to please him so much
that he repeated IL several times. eomplacently
explaining later on that Bismarck was '.goot
fellerB among other things. because he spoke
to all men of foWly station with extreme cour-