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his head to visit the waters at the time the
Prince might be going.

Prince Bismarck has become prolific in inter
views Of late. His critics, indeed, accuse him
OF giving way to the Rarrulousness Of age. Some
interesting bits Of history have been made pub
lie In connection with some OF his m
upon current events. Discussing the Franco
Russian alliance, the Gdulots represents him as
saying:
"The chief topic OF conversation between the
Emperor and the Gar. as well as between the
Car and NJ. Faure. must have turned on tho
subject OF England. In spite Of the slight sym
patty for tho selfish policy OF England, l fear
that all those efforts at Pcterhof have been
made quite in vain. A serious active working en-
tente with very definite programme and a great
deal OF penetrating insight and tenacity would be
required to reach a result capable OF moderating
English pretensions. / am perfectly sure that
Germany will not compass 1t, and we might have
to repent undue nagRing Of the English. As for
France. she has not to complain Of her position
in he world, which she owes as much to her re-
lations with Russia as to her army, now we'll re-
organized and her prudent and honest Govern
ment. l am not an enemy OF France, but the
difficulty she finds in accepting the fat accom-
phi Of tho integrality Of the German Empire has
always inspired in me a prudent mistrust. 1
said to Ferry: Seek some compensation. Found
colonies. Take outside Of Europe whatever you
like; you can have IT, and Ferry, without my
ever having sought to create for him the slight
est embarrassment-quite tho contrary-ob-
tanned Tunis."
In acting thus I annoyed not only the English,
but our friends tho Italians az we'll. II Jules
Ferry had not understood me. I should have had
some sufficiently anxious moments In the region
OF tho Vosges, and who knows what would
have occarrcdi Certainly 1t would be a very
good time to recover the Suez Canal and Egypt
from the English. but I do not believe that in
| France there In really any ate intereet
in this question. They are right there, per-
haps. to wait .or us Germans to become still
more deeply involved In our foreign policy, for
at present we have neither leadership nor prin-
ciples; In fact, nothing. nothing whatever. 1t is
q case OF general cropping and waste Of the stores
Of influence which / had accumulated"
Again, in another interview, the ex.Chancellor
discussed the late Empress Augusta with a
freedom somewha startling. perhaps. but the
personal "reminiscences he reveals are nightly
interesting.
THAT exalted lady. the Empress Augusta"
he tells us. powerfully contributed to the do
terioration of my nerves. She was herself of a
nervous, changeable. and restless nature. was
fond OF politics, and at once famed up II one
would not or could not acquiesce In her plans.
The friction between us began at an carly date.
When in '4S the Prince of Prussia tafterward
William ~ wanted to go to England, and I
ohc I hlH III OTutE 10 uuN 5 uln uTRCnL-
ly that he should remain In Potsdam. as tho
whole army and q great part OF the rural pop
ulation was on his side, and as his journey
would have bad effects, she tried to prevent mo
from obtaining access to him.. She was excited.
and, as she was wont when in that mood. she
slapped her knee with the palm of her hand and
declared to me that, above all things. she must
provide for the future of her son (afterward tho
Emperor Frederick.
II subsequently heard OF q singular project
which had been Matched in the palace. vincke
came to me In the Diet and said he intended to
bring forward a motion comforting the Regency
on the Princess Of Prussia tAugusta). and he
asked me what / thought OF 1t. inquired why
in the world the Prince tWilliam) should not DO
Regent. The Prince. Vincke thought. had become
impossible in the country. All right I said.
IL you bring forward your motion I shall pro-
pose to have you arrested for high treason Tho
motion never came on. because 1t had no chance
of success without the support of the Extreme
Right. All this did not improve my relations
with the Princess. nor when she became Queen
and Empress could she ever quite conceal
her peculiar grudge against me. Her liking for
everything French and Catholic intensified this
feeling. In course of time there arose ut her
Court o cabal which did not invariably employ
unexceptionable methods to achieve its objects,
and there was much that I should have been un.
1ole 10 carry through unless tho OLD gentleman
who. by the way. suffered no less than / from
these things-had always run straight at the de-
cisive moment. These conflicts. however, In
volved an expenditure of nervous power,
especially when at the period OF the c~onstitu.
tional conflict she would have persuaded the
King to abdicate. and I had 70 mako an ener-
getic appeal to him and point to his porte-tple.
1 can safely say that this protractedl ladies war
injured my hoalth more than all my public bat
ties fought in Parliament and in the diplomatic
service"
The strangest modern monument of supersti.
tion or religious fanAticism was offered for sale
at the London auction mart this week, and 1t
failed to find a purchaser at the reserve price.
10000, which is only 10 per cent. OF its cost.
1t Is what Is known as 'Jezreel's Tower" a
great mass OF masonry, 124 feet square, which
stands in a commanding position on the plateau
Of Chatham hill. 1t was designed to be the
chief temple of "the Sect" and was planned as
near as possible to resemble In stone the Old
Testament description OF Noah's Ark. 1t is in.
complete at the top. however. and although 1t
contains q hall capable Of accommodating 5000
persons it is difficult to turn the building to any
practical use. Tho advertisement of the sale
impiously and sarcastically suggested that the
) edifce might be utilized as a brewery or a luna.
tic asylum. This Is the extraordinary history
:; Of latter-day decisions
In 1875, n certain James White, q private
soldier in an English regiment stationed at Chat
ham, became a member Of a body called the
New House of Israel, which may be regarded as
indirectly descended from the noted Joanna
Southcote. From that he WAS soon severed; O
! split took place in the society. White was ex
4 PEELED. and. with the minority that followed
' him. founded the New and Latter House oil
Israel. Hut his theOlOUiCal ucuhratinna Wars