The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-13
REV. HERBRUCK ABROAD.
He Has q Short Interview With Bis
marrk.
Interesting Account OF His Life and Man
ners-vi.it to thu Royal Palace Of Ber-
un--The shah Of Persia, Etc.


Friederichsruh, his country home, some
fifteen miles south Of Hamburg where ne
possesses a very extensive and beautliui
landed estate. The residence itself is OF
rather modest proportions, and with ihe
grounds is surrounded by solid brick
wall eight feet high, the iron gate OF (which
Is guarded day and night by his rusty ser
wants. .
Knowing that IL ia his custom to wall,
out every day at one o'clock we arranged
to reach the place about half past twelve
and at once went to the front OF the
Princes residence. Several other per.
sons were there also for the same purpose
II was raining lightly and we scarcely ex
pected he would venture out, but at pr q
cisely one O'Clock he emerged from the
main entrance Of the villa, accompanied
hv his body servant and his dog. The
Prince wore large grey overcoat and
slouch hat of tho same color and carried q
heavy oane, which outfit gave the appear
ance of additional strength to his already
colossal form. He walked leisurely out
toward the gate where VIC we're standing
and when he reached us raised bis hat in
response to our salute. As he did so q
large silk kerchief dropped out OF 1t and
fell TO the ground. He replaced II with
thejocular remark that his hat wos not
waterproof and that he carried bis kerr
chief in IL in order TO prevent his bald
head from getting wet. His cheerful
us feel at home in his presence and we
ventured to remark that we we're from
America and that along with the rest of
our fellow couutrymeu we entertained a
high regard for him and his political
achievements. To which he replied, ~
greatly appreciate this sentiment on the
part OF the Americans whether l deserve
II or not. have always felt kindly dis
posed toward your country and have
watched her remarkable progress with
great interest, Her material develop.
ment Is phenomenal and the world looks
on with amsZement"
at this point Russian who was present
Joined in the conversation, saying, II
am from Moscow, and have come all this
distance to see you.n The Prince respond
ed, "On the 26th of June, 1859, | was in
Moscow. On that day the ground was
covered with snow foot deep. IL was a
peculiar experience 20 me to be surround-
ed by snow in midsummer, As rode out
my eyes were fairly blinded with the dag
cling brightness OF tue snow" Aztec Que
or two further uaimportaut remarks he
continued his walk out into the beautiful
forest,of which he has thousands of acres
in bis own title.
Though in his 10th year
Bismarck is by no means feeble
and derrepid os some Of his ensmies oe-
casioually assert The only evidence of
advancing age is the fact the wears
glasses, a necessity which has only re-
Gently come upon ni'u. Asd- from Tia It
there is the flush ofhsalih IN his face and l
his frame seems as stout aad rugged as
Of gore,
Looking upon this mighty nan with his
years OF honorable state. mauship behind
him, one cannot help but regret THAT his
services in the capacity of chauc 'tOr have \
been di p.nstd with 10y the Emperor.
There is of course, history back of his |
resignation which tue pu5lic does not
know, aud without which II is i tlicuit I
for an outsider trfo'm 4 proper in lrnen Mt |
of the aii.i", yet hy fr quenl j. quiry we
have discovgred wide spread i'm preston
mat the young Emperor Is IN Iinly al
fault iu thiJ matter.
A VISIT TO BERLIN.
After Frieterchsrub, our next stopping
place was Berlin, whore We sp nv several
days tahiuV ia the silht5 Of that great
city. There was notthe usual stir there 4
on account OF It's bci the dull season or,
as IL is clllrd over here, s'urrgurksn.
zeit,n vet there was life sufficient To i'm
press the stranger with the Importance
and enterprise of tn" place. Since th7 es-
Of be Empire in II, Berlin
has been - jNying a tremendous bOJn,
Magnificent huiIdinEs nr- looming up on
every side and the population l. luCleas.
ina at a rapid rate, having already reached
a million and "a half, In fat there Is Il
ahOut the material growth OF
the place TO rrmlDu Que 81 Chicago IL
the matter OF European ppttics hs well as
OF art and learning it l. getting 20 bs an
important centre, So much go that resi-
dent Beriiners are besianlng u make the
rather preteut tiOus CiaIn mat Paris may |
still be the c-utTe of levity, but Berlin Is
the centre Cf gravity.
VISIT TO THE ROYAL PALACE.
Among the many places OF in'erest WIS.,
A. f.. Inn
Two. The Royal Palace was Particularly
attractive To rs or account OF as age aud
historical essociN'iuns. Originally butt
by the Elector Bre1eric the III, il was after
wards changed ahd improved by Frederic Il
the Great, who during his time made II the Il
place of residence OF very nearly all the
members OF the royal family. The old 1
is located on the banks of the 4
Spree aud practically forms the eastern
terminus OF the famous street "Uoter den Il
LIuden,n When we reached the place we L
were directed by an armed sentry TO
spacious ante-room, where there were \
already dozen or more persona waiting L
to be shown through the building. We /
had not long to wait At precisely eleven /
o'clock the castellaD appeared dressed in /
the livery OF court fiunky aud carrying a l
huge bunch OF keys about the size of those l
carried by Bluebeard in the legend. Fol-
lowing him we made our way to the |
but over n sloping, winding passage,
which was used in other days as carriage
drive.
II is impossible TO convey TO an Amerl- |
can, who has never been here, any idea of |
the splendor OF these European palaces |
and the treasures they contain. There |
are paintings, frescoes, tapestries and
mosaics by celebrated masters, immense |
mirrors with silver frames, shImmering
precious stones, costly furni-
ture, etc. AS we went along the guide 1
frequently called our attention to one i
thing and another as having been pre-.
sented by the Queen of England, the Sui.
tan of Turkey, OF some other royal per-
sonage.
THE SHAH OF PERSIA.
Toward the close OF our tour of the pal
ace we came upon q suite OF rooms of |
which the guide said they had been occu.
pied by the Shah OF Persia during his
visit to Berlin several years ago.
The old Lmperor, who was then still
alive was very glad TO welcome the Shah
to his capital aud his court but he was
Just as glad 10 have him leave again, for |
he was one of the flthiest and most AFRO
CANT persons that ever crossed the thres i
hold Of European palace. The apar-
ments he and his harbaric retinue occu-
pied were defiled in a dreadful manner.
On the fine Turkish carpet, which the
Kaiser had received as a present from the
Sultan, this Persian despot killed chick /
ems and roasted them In oriental style
over the small charcoal stove he had
brought with him. The spendid hanginRs
and tapestry were besmeared with blood. !
In short the entire furnishings of these
apartments were totally ru-
ined.
THE SHAH MAY COME TO THE WORLDS
FAIR.
We learn that his Persian majesty
Al n T..Aa A.
the Worlds Fair In 1913. In case he carries
nnt bis intention we shalI take especial