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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
CAREER OF JOHN D. LONG.
Biographical Sketch of the Next Sec.
retary of the NAVY,

John d. Long, of Massac chusetts. who
has accepted the seCretaryship of the
navy under Mckinley, was born in
Buckfeld. Me-, October q, 1898, and
went through the village school so fast
that at II he was sent away from home
TO continue his studies in Hebron acad-
emy, and at IA was at the gates of
Harvard university. He was admitted,
and, in spite of heavy Conditions"
never dropped below fourth in his
class, and through his senior year stood
second
He was the poet of his class, and
wrote many college songs for special oc-
casions. When he graduated in 1857
he had the honor of writing the class
ode. His lyric bent was continued in
later life. one of his volumes was en-
titled "Bites of Cherry" He did not
dream then that some day he would
have cabinet position. He translated
Nirgils Aeneid with a touch that won
praises from men who We're ready to
have found fault with it.
At 10 he stepped into the world but
not 10 go back to Bucklield For two
years he taught school in Westford,
Mass, and with the money he saved.
took the Harvard law course He was
admitted to the bar in 1861.
He had visions of a practice in his
native town and opened an Office there
at once. In all the time he waited and
hoped there came to him but one soli-
tary fee, 25 cents. The disappointment
was not without its balance, however
for while there he got his first taste of
politics, as delegate to the Republican
state convention in 1862. He sought a
broader field at once. With such dis
couragement as Buckfleld gave him
there was little choice but to go. En-
tering the Office of Stillman B. Allen, in
Boston. he was, in time, admitted to
partnership, firm which continued for
seventeen years. He retired in 1876. be-
cause he had been elected governor of
Massachusetts.
His political rise dated from early in
the '?0s, In 1872 he was an active Gree
ley orator; in 1875 was elected to the
legislature from bingham. where he
had made his residence, and in 1876 was
reelected, returning to become speaker.
For the two succeeding years he was
almost unanimously elected speaker,
being also in both of those years a
candidate for governor in both Republi-
can State conventions. He failed to
win first place on the ticket but was
nominated lieutenant governor on the
successful ticket. He defeated Henry
l.. Pierce in the convention of 1879, and
was elected governor by a majority Of
more than $4,000 ever Butter. The re-
nomination was given by acclamation,
there being no competitor.
Harvard conferred LII. d. upon him
in 1852, ana in that year he was named
TO deliver the Tooth Fourth of July ora
ticn in Boston. He retired from the
executive chair in 1888, but was elected
to the Forty-eight congress and twice
reelected, His notable effort as con-
Sressman was his speech on the whisky
bill.
In 1884 he was a delegate to the Re
publican convention. He hoped to be
elected to fill Senator Dawes's vacant
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-February.
74&c., 7i%c.; May, 76Ac, 77hc.; July, 721sc.,
7Slsc. Corn-February, 2l7sc., 2l7sa22c.;
May, PIC 24a2ilsc.; July, 25c.. 25a25lsc.;
September 262sc., 26hc. Oats-February,
l5l4c., 1880; May, IKE, 17asa17hc.; July,
1Sc., 1SAc. Pork-May, $40, $3.50; July,
SS7l2 %92la. Lard-NIay, $685. $3.S7l@;
July, 1896, $S97h. Short ribs--May, $3.9j,
A.O2la; July, $4.O5, A.O7ia. Cash quotations
were as follows: Flour-Dull and steady;
hard spring wheat patents We're quotable
at A.15a4.4O in wood; soft wheat patents,
$39Oa4 10; hard wheat, bakers, $2.75aS.25 in
sacks; soft wheat, bakers $3a3S5; red dog,
$l20al 80 in sacks; winter wheat, $iai.3O in
wood; rye flour, .$2.25a2.4 As in wood, $2a2. 20
in sacks; No. spring wheat, 74Ac. to
7Glac.; No. 9 spring wheat, 72c. to Tie; No.
2 red, S5Ac to Slac.; No. corn, 22A to
22hc.; No. . oats, 1Ghc.; No. 2 rye, S5c.
No. barley, 3ic. to 35c.; No. ! fiaxseed,
712c. to 76Ac.; prime timothy seed, S2.721a,
nominal; mess pork, $40 to $775: lard,
$3.72la to 1915; ribs, $3.S5 to $40 dry salted
shoulders, $i.25 to $3.50; short clear, sides,
S4.12la to $4.25; whiskey, $l.17; sugars, cut
loaf, $5.14; granulated, $i.5l; standard a,
81 26.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

Philadelphia, Feb. 9-Provislons were in
light jobbing demand and steady We
quote: Beef hams. $lS.25alS.7j as to age
and brand; pork, family, $lOa11. hams, 5.
p. cured, in tierces, Sha9hc.; do smoked,
9alOlac., as to ayS-age and brand; sides,
ribbed, in salt, 4;2a4Ac.; do. do. smoked,
54a5iac.; shoulders, pickle cured, 5Aa5l2c.
do do. smoked, 612aG&c.; picnic hams, 5.
p. cured, 5a5l2c.; do. do. smoked 6a6lac,
bellies, in pickle, according to average,
loose, ja5lac.; breakfast bacon, 6l2a7lac.,
as to brand and average; lard, pure city
refined, in tierces 4aia5c.; do. do, in tubs,
5a5Ac.; do. butchers, loose, 4c. city tai
low, in hogsheads, 3Ac.; country do, 2laa
3lsc., as to quality, and cakes, 3&a3ac
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world
Be sure and call for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Feb. .-Cattle-Receipts, 5000
head; market steady; common to extra
steers, $3GOa5.4O; stockers and feeders,
49, 25a4.15; cows and bulls, $l.SOa3.S5; calves,
$3a3 10: Texans, $2.5Oa4.30. Hogs-Receipts,
19, 900 head; market firm and 21aajc. higher;
heavy packing and shipping lots $325a
3.5212; common to choice, mixed $S. S.S5aS.55;
choice assorted, $3jOa36O; light, SS40a3,6O;
pigs, 49, 325a357la. Sheep-Receipts, 1i,OOO
head; market strong; inferior to choice,
81. 50a4; lambs, $S.50a5.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
UuffnlO Live Stock.

Buffalo, n. Y, Feb. 9.-Cattle-Steady
good Canada feeders, S945: good to choice,
veals, $65Oa7; common to fair, A.75a6. %.
Hogs-Active and higher for all grades
good to choice Workers, $3.75a3.SO pigs,
50 G5a3 20; mixed packers $3.7O. Sheep and
lambs-Steady; prime lambs, sjlOa525;
good to choice, 81. .7Oa5; mixed sheep, good
to extra, sS.S5a4.25; culls to fair, 2,25a3,1j,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
CHIROPODIST AND MANICURE.

CORNS, BUNiONS AND INGROWING
~ nails cured without the least pain or
drawing blood Consultation and advice given
free. Z. NJ. HETSEL, Chiropodist $50 Lack
awanna avenue. Ladies attended at their
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
REAL ESTATE.
Advs. Under This Head One Cent a Word.

~~-~~-~--~-~-~~O~~~-~->~~-~
no YOU WANT TO BUY A HOME ?
~ Here's a great bargain: l72l Penn ave-
nue., adjoining North Park. Green Ridge; 0
rooms, furnace, hot and cold water; lot 3SxlSl; ;
cellar under whole house; fine lawn, stone
walks property worth $500; no reasonable
offer refused; must SELL part payment, ball
ance on time to suit purchaser. Address
TALLIE MORGAN, care of c. l.. Hawley, III
Wyoming avenue, Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

II had erysipelas and nothing has
helped me as much as Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. 1t has also relieved my husband
of rheumatism and built us up after
the grip" Mrs. Jesse Travis, Milford.
Pa.
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. o"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

Pennsylvania, l5i5c.; ice house, case, S2a
$50; western fresh, 15c. southern, 14a14&lc.
lined, l21aal3c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

chair, and in his defeat, it Is said was
the greatest blow in his political life.
lie retired and became senior partner In
the law firm of Long & Hemenway.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Oil Market.


Oil City, Pa, Feb. 9.-Option oil closed
at 92c.; credit balances, SOC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS.
Advs. Under This Head One Cent a Word.

A n EXCEPTIONALLY FINE RESIDENC
"A property in best part of city; special
price. Two Lackawanua avenue pro operties,
prices will sell them quick. ROBERTSON &
HITCHCOCK. $4,000 real estate sold since
January !, 1897. 40I Lackawanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
CITY SCAVENGER.

A b. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS
IA. and cess pools; no odor; improved
pumps used. A, BRIGGS, Proprietor
Leave orders 100 North Main avenue, or
Erckes' drug store, corner Adams and Null
berry. Telephone G04O
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
A Adys IIndar This Head 0na Cant "a Word

VOU CAN MAKE SOME MONEY BY IN.
j vesting in speculation Immediately; send
for our booklet Good Advice" and daily in
formation A. F. BORST e CO., Pine ST.,
Sew York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

w. G. ROCK, VETERINARY SUR
geon. Horses, Cattle and Dogs treated.
Hospital, l2l Linden street, Scranton.
Telephone 2672.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Printing.

THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING Co,
North Washington Avenue-Linotype
Composition of all kinds quickly done.
Facilities unsurpassed in this region.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
FOR SALE.
Advs. Under This Head One Cent a Word.
SAFE WANTED.

IJANTED-MEDl SIZED SAFE; SEND
w dimensions and other descriptions to j.
B, r., care Tribune office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
LAWYERS.

EDWARD w. THAYER, ATTORNEY,
Rooms 2l2-13-14 Commonwealth Bldg.
JEFFREYS & RUDDY, ATTORNEYS
at-law, Commonwealth Building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

WANTED - WELL-KNOWN MAN IN
w every town to solicit stock subscrip
tons; a monopoly; big money for agents; no
capital required. EDWARD G. FISH Il CO.,
Borden Block, Chicago, Ill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
FOR RENT.
Adys Under This Head One Cent a Word.

LNOR RENT-FIVE 90 STORY BUILDING,
l. No l3S Wyoming avenue, next to Dime
Bank; will he entirely remodeled, furnished
with elevator aad made suitable for apart
ment store. Inquire of j. n. RICE Mears
Building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
HELP WANTED-MALES.
,dys Under This Head One Cent a Word,

\NTANTED-AN IDEA. WHO CAN THINK
w of some simple thing to patent Pro-
tect your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JONI WEDDERBURN & Co, Dept.
G, 20, Patent Attorneys, Washington d, c.,
for their $500 prize offer and list of 1000 inven-
tions wanted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

\NANTED-As AGENT IN EVERY SEC
w tion to canvass: $500 to S. 90 day
made sells at sight; also man to sell Staple
Goods to dealers; best side line S75 a month;
salary or large commission mado; experience
unnecessary. Clifton Soap and Manufacture
ing Co., Cincinnati, o.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
ESTR AYED.

Advs. Under This Head One Cent Word.
ESTRAYED TO MY PREMISES A PIG;
IL Owner can have same by paying eX-
penses. JAMES WHITE, Lacka awauna Hill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

EOR RRENT-ELEVEN-R ROOM d DWELLING
L house, with all modern improvements
rent moderate. Apply 422 Madison avenue
E'OR RENT-THE THREE FLOORS OVER
L No. 4iO Spruce street, now occupied by
the Rowing Associations; possession April lst,
Inquire OF FRED. WAGNER, III Lackawapna
avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Hotels and Restaurants.
Miscellaneous.

FRANK p. BROWN & Co. WHOLE
sale dealers in WOODWARD, Cordage and
Oil Cloth, 720 West Lackawanna ave. ,
THOMAS AUBREY, EXPERT AC-
countant and auditor. Rooms l9 and 20,
Williams Building, opposite postofice.
Agent for the Rex Fire EXtinguisher.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18
IT'S WORST FORM
The Oilinp Of Machinery.

Al investigator who likes &c get
down to fine points has been figuring
ytt- thc Clto. tlIto IL the ni5iA2 Of
watches and locomotives. a good watch
needs OlIluB once III Il ycdr to Il year
a half. A locomotive oiled in the
same way should run sixty miles an
.,ou~ day II night for GAS days, or
."arly forty times the circumference
OF the earth. lie says that as OcOmp-
ives have to be oiled every day the
matchmaker must have brought his
art to a much higher degree Of perfec-
ton than the TAI who has built the
locomotive. AS a matter of fact the
cases are lot parallel. The watch is
Q carefully protected from the air,
lust and foreign substances. The 10
comotive rum through dirt. dust. Gin
lers and debris of all sorts. much If
which. as a matter Of course, works
inf9 The machinery. If this man could
keep Il locomotive in a glass case and
oil IL and care for it as completely as
h. does his watch, he might be able
10 make som" figures. hut under the
circumstances he can scarcely be said
TO have proven anything.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18
IhN Salmon.

The salmon ~ a mighty fish. an
nualiy leaving the sea. its proper resi-
denee. and proceeding for many miles
up rivers for the purpose OF deposit
ing its spawn. This duty having been
accomplished. it returns to the sea in
the spring. The perseverance of this
fish IN working its way up the stream
is perfectly wonderful. No stream is
rapid enough 10, daunt 1t. norls it even
checked by falls. These il surmounts
Ivy sprlngIng ut of the water. fairly
passing oyer the fall. Nights Of four
or fifteen feet are constantly
leaped by this powerful fish. and when
II has arrived at the higher and shall
lower parts OF the river. it scoops fur
rows IN the gravelly bottom. and there
deposits its spawn. The Young called
Try, are Matched about March. an
immediately conmence their retreat -
the sea. by the endof Mavtne Young
salmon. now called ~"s,lolts. have al
o entirely deserted the rivers, and
IA June not one IS 10 be found III fresl
water. Small salmon weighing less
than two pounds are termed salmon
pee. all above that weight are called
"grlise.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18

II africtej with sore ewes use DR.. !. Thomr-
sr1i@ Etg water. Dri.yists sell at &c. a bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18
Taking of HerOns' PIumcs.

In the campaign for the protection
Of birds, conducted by the Audubon
Society Of the State Of New York, the
cruel results Of the taking Of
''aigrettes' or herons' plumes are
set forth by. Frank NJ. Chapman. He
says that if each plume could tell It's
own sad history, every humane woman
in the land would raise her voice in
protest against Il fashion which
threatens with extinction one Of the
most beautiful Of animate creatures.
Persons interested III the sale Of herons'
plumes are IN the habit Of telling pnr-
chasers that these feathers can be pro-
cured without injury to the bird. and
that III most instances the feathers are
found after being shed. Both state
ments are untrue.
Aigrette plumes, says Mr.. Chapman,
constitute the wedding dress Of the
several species of white herons or
egrets, and they are worn only during
the nesting season. These birds are
very sociable in disposition, and when
breeding they gather III colonies, or
rookeries. Each colony often contains
hundreds of pairs Of egrets. The
plume-hunter having discovered a
rookery ty watching the birds as they
fly to and from their nests, carefully
calculates the lines of flight followed
by the birds, and notes the perches or
lookout stations which they usually
frequent when returning to their nests.
Armed with a small rifle, the plume
hunter secretes himself in a favorable
position. When the birds. on return
ing to their nests with food for Their
young, stop TO rest on the lookout
perch, they are killed by the hunter,
and within a few days thereafter the
nestlings, lacking the care of the parent
birds, die Of starvation.
\ Florida plume hunter told Mr.
Chapman some tim ago that with two
or three assistants he had killed 300
egrets III one afternoons; another hun
ter boosted that he aud some com
panions had killed 130. 600 birds
tmostly plume BIRDS II one season
The plume hunters have practically
eXterminated the egrets III Florida.
The salvation Of the remaining herons
rests solely the disposition of women
TO discard the aigrette as an article oi
personal aiornment.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18
800 Reward. 900.

The 70 4der4 OF this D+ptr VIII pe pleased n
learn that there Is al I-a-touc Dreaded dl~ea7 -
that science has been All" u cure IL all rs
stages, and that is atarrn- Hail. Catarrh
5 ~. - the only positive cure known To tie
5~u:tical fraternity. atarrh being a cOnstltl-
iotal disea e. requires = constitutional treat
mont. HnIEsG atarrh cure IL taken internally,
HcJing directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the ~systtIn, thereby destroying the
Foundation ~ thr disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the constitution
ana 1-7iating nature in doing It's work. The
rrJprl-tors have 40 much IA tn in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that it fails To cure. send for list
. testimonials. Address
+ j CHENEY ~ -, Toledo, O.
sold by Druggi-t4, 10.
Halls Family PlIlS ar. the best.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18
WORDS OF WISDOM.


Slow promises make the oe'' 'ih1e'
!. FOOLS company IS not nara 70 nnd
Oninions never change the weather.
Honesty has never found a substi-
.1te.
He that is always calm Is always
brave.
Ia "a verv unfortunate that has no
trouble.
Nature i tho sunernatural partially
,,,o,l.d
co1a loeo - shine uhen i i rot
on by cDiIt
ri. ~ ra, il q
,rndant vifa
,;an.e i M. aware
I'll. ,oo, rohs others Who Toes not
noEa +La la.+ - bimsalf
=,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18
No Trouble TO ReN~.

Read this letter from from Mr.. Lyon. thA
proprietor Of the Hotel Townsend, K"'
Springs, y G.:
". II. O&born, Prcsident III heeG|H
Institute, Greensboro, y. {.
DEAN SIR took the kecley treatments 1
years ago TINS fall, as y6u know, ana never
since have | had the slightest desire ior a4c'1
hi In any form. not even beer or wine. l
have not tasted Il single drop of dEink OF any
KIND IN that time. l. y 10 trOub.e Tor m -
gesI-t. as there Is NJ TEN F~tati2n. aad b+'ofe
that IL was the curs- ~ my .Ife. Every man
cursed with the HABIT ought 70 go u y"ut
Institute and know what il Is 10 be reviewer
rom the most abjeet slavery.
yery Truly yours.
J. II. LYbs-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18

We have not been without Piso'e Cure for
Consumption for % year,. LizzIE fEItItEI,
camp IT, Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, 1884.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-11-18

Mrs. Win4low's Soothing syrup forchi.drcn
'ert !nE. ~Naftrn- the gums. reducing latan l.
tiDn. a.Iays pail, cures wind collie, DC. "A bottle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-23
TILE SALT LAKE HERAIDc TUESDAY. MARCH g. 1897

The committee must have been mis-
led on this subject, for we believe it
to be the universal opinion that the in
stitutions of learning and of religion
mentioned should have the privilege
of making such importations free. 1t
is a tax on learning to place these
things on the dutiable list-a tax
neither laudable nor remunerative. Let
the free list stand in this respect as
under the Mckinley act.
Those who cry Fraud whenever
any one makes an importation and de-
mand an increase of duties would be
the first to defraud the government if
opportunity presented. They are no.h-
ing but wolves in sleeps clothing and
would get into the fold under false
pretenses.
Take all tariff off the means of edu-
cation, whether in art or learning, in
stead of placing it upon them. The
Mckinley bill was bad enough in this
respect; the Dingley bill is far worse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-23
is THE KAISER MADP

The San Francisco Chronicle dis
cusses the question whether or no the
German emperor is mad. It says little
has been heard of his personal move
ments of late, and that this fact con-
corning one who is usually so much in
evidence gives color to the rumor that
his health is breaking down. 1t might
also be construed as evidence that his
conduct is becoming less erratic.
The Chronicle goes on to say that it
has been impossible for Europe to
reconcile the conduct of the emperor
since he came to the throne with the
possession of a well ordered intellect;
that his public acts, beginning with
the dismissal of Bismarck and futile
dalIiance with socialism, and extending
to that series of autocratic DEGREES
which infringed upon the liberty of the
subject to the end that army officers
might have freedom from criticism,
have been, mildly speaking, eccentric
and capricious. The Chronicle says
the suspicious thus raised were ac-
cented by the kaiser's private and So
cial behavior, and that passion for
wearing fine uniforms and being photo
graphed in them; the holding of re-
ligious service on his yacht, himself
clad in ecclesiastical vestments; his
persistent meddling with the private
affairs of his nobles-all these IRA
tional proceedings have fully prepared
the public mind to hear that the in
sanity of his ancestor, the elector of
Brandenburg, had re-appeared in him.
To the ordinary mind all these things
are surely absurd, but they do not
prove that the emperor's mind is badly
unbalanced. They rather show that he
is every inch a king according to the old
notions of kings. 1t is very doubtful
if there is a ruler in all the world who
more firmly believes in the divine right
of kings than William of Germany.
With Louis the Fourteenth he believes
that he is the state. He has seen roy
atty becoming too democratic and has
wished to restore it to all its former
splendor If there are to be kings and
emperors, the German emperor has the
proper notion of what they should be.
He believes in being what he says he is
emperor. His sincerity and zeal make
him appear cratic at times, yet they
are nothing more than the evidences
Of his faith in himself. So far as Will
lam is concerned the times are out of
joint by having become too democratic.
His dismissal of Bismarck merely
showed that he proposed to be the real
ruler over the German empire. And
he has succeeded very well since he
assumed the role. His conduct shows
how absurd is the idea of kingship at
the close of the nineteenth century. He
is not mad; at most he is a fanatic on
rOVaItv