The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-20
FREDERICK THE: GREAT.
Another Interesting and Instructive
Lecture by Mr.. seymour

Frederick the Great. one OF the most
magnificent figures OF history. was the
theme of the lecture delivered yesterday
afternoon in the high school auditorium by
Mr. Charles Seymour. The auditorium
contained perhaps 30 people. OF whom u
large number were scholars in the high
school young people who took keen de-
light In the lecture and learned therefrom
more of the times In which Frederick lived
ard of the great king and general himself
than weeks OF study would AFFORD.
Mr. Seymour's quotations from modern
writers and historians and from FredeT-
tek's contemporaries. as well as his own
description of the memorable events In
the life of Prussia's greatest ruler consti-
,u.ed the most attractive feature OF the
lecture and made the recital Of ;he historic
events OF Frederick's reign doubly inter
est,ng. He began by giving an account OF
The last DAYS OF the reign of Frederick l..
and describing the death NJ the latter N
March i1tn. Then tracing the reign OF
Frederick the Great, the lecturer told Of
his deeds IN the Interest 81 education Sci
enc.s and the arts: az hts correspondence
with yoltaire and Of his contributions 20
the literature Of the day. including read
able prose and duh poetry.
10 Frederick on his sick bed came tho
news of the death OF Emperor Charles III.
Of Germany. The news broken TO him nv
u servant caused MS FEVER 10 is%fs bfHa
INSTANTLY. A determination so wrest ST.
fexia from Marta Theresa. OF Austria, sent
him into the fseid with Sa.aa men This
net was regarded by Maria and hy the
rutsrss of the day as the act OF q highway
ras,her So clHmS;iy did Frederick maneu-
var his troops in Silesia that wth oaiy
farm, houses and STOW hanks as an enemy
he allowed the Auxsrisns time ~ mass an
army in hts front. On the first battle
Ia ffetft ga%F a.
hls horse would carry him. impressed with
,he idea that he had suffered defeat In
stead Il was BITS Erst eicfery. This was
al Moslosits.
After securing possession Of si3eSia froin
the weak and ttuid Maria Theresa. Fred
ertek set about attending 20 hts duties az
sovereign. Through the agency OF hired
SPY he learned that sac nations of kufepe
wsr. Noting his destruction From This
,,o4nt the lecturer Iea zap SO ths Seven
Years war describing with great dramatic
sares the battles Of fson0siix, wheEe Fred
ertck with cns-third the numbers tsat
confronted him. Won most decisive VIC
tory lie crushed tne AGsiria1s ara
starved the Saxons, He faced slnsi@-
handed the powers OF Europe. Russia
Eranrs Austria. Saxeny. Poland ard Ec-
ne;nsa. A. Prague ne killed sso Aus
,~sa-S n. a loss 81 g ne ~ hts own men.
sns s,n the field % Is~lehen his little srny.
Gated ,he rotsazra guard, captured mere
AttSsrssnS than bis foFce numbered
Thence 90 the bloody Hello OF ZaEnoeFf'
Aere Frederick crushed the Rasssa
s,,sc ire lecturer led his audience sgs.si-
suna nv hts slo2uence and TIE interest
- xtvI. ia which he described tns bis
.erv-snaksrr periods Of the war Tie a"st
E>sss;@rtck far moment "a give an a.
~t~h, into the character 81 isopo1d De-
eistlv. ard then ted hcw the powers weary
-. 49, ~
lnS 81 ever ccaouerfns sFeoeflss. nsA,f
,,n,.ts,ksnss ,,nac.. by the terms q which Re
ysns allowed 20 retain r*ssssSsieH Of 81
Tesla Twelve wears 90 loneliness sHd ia
eessar. work followed this and, ai the age