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Varzin, who also had his meals at the common
table. When his time was up and he had to
mi make way for another subordinate, he had
their work together!" After that no an.
sistant clerk for the chief of the imperial
chancery ever went to Varzn.
For twenty years he ruled the empire with
a rcd of iron But as the years went by
the despised people began to make themselves
felt. He was disinclined to admit the fact
but the death of Kaiser Wilhelm opened his
eyes to the stern truth that unless something
unusual occurred his influence In the empire
would speedily end.
The Crown Prince Frederick and the prime
minister had been at swords point for yea: g..
There were various reasons. One was the
opposition of the latter to the marriage OF
the crown prince to Victoria, eldest daught er
of the queen of England. Frederick only
lived few months after his accession to
marck depended the boy William for a
continuance of his power. But the new kaiser
was not inclined to sustain the old chancel-
lors ideas, and when Bismarck, feeling the
ingratitude of his royal master offered his
resignation as rebuke, it was promptly a.
cepted, on March IS. 1880. Europe was as
founded at the news. Bismarcks downta
was complete and almost as pathetic as that
of Wolsey.
In 1898, however. the prince fell seriously
ill and the emperor sent him teegr m
Of his castles to assist his convale cence.
This offer the prince gratefully and gracefully
declined. but the exchange Of court sizes :
tween him and the emperor served to make
very manifest the desire OF the German peo-
pie for a reconciliation. This desire was
granted in 1895. The emperor sent pr sent
of wine to FREDERICKSBURG and an autograph
letter congratulating the prince on his re-
covery from an attack Of 1nhue MA. Prn te
Bismarck at once responded to this grace IS
advance by going to Berlin and paying ms
first visit to the emperor since he had left
office. The emperor afterwards returned the
visit at FREDERICKSBURG.
Two attempts have been made on Prince
Bismarcks life. the first by. man named
Blind, on May T. 1866 at Berlin. and on July
Is, 1874, by Kullmann at Kissngen
A Bismarck museum containing all SortS OIL
objects relative to the chancelor's career. has
been founded at Berlin. or the exten,iye e
literature on Prince Bismarck, the chief
original sources in Germany are P1schlnger S
edition i1 of Prince Bismarck's Frankfurt letter.
and dispatches his correspondence by Koppen,
his political life and labors and his cabinet
s sPfe a5d 0{ the works of NJ Busch entitled
Bismarck and His People Ihere is an
excellent English work, Prince Bismarck,
Princess Bismarck died at Barzin, Nov. e..
1894.
IN PRIVATE LIFE.
Since his retirement his birthdays on the
chancellor's estates at Schoenhausen, Narz an
or Friedrichsruh have been kept as fetes'
with always crowd Of notables calling upon
him to extend congratulations. The latter
chateau is filled with presents and presenta-
ton pieces tangible proof of the firm pace
he long held in the hearts OF his countrymen
such as portraits, marble bus.s Illuminated
addresses silver dinner services, sets or
massive gold drinking cups ard tankards,
clocks and gorgeous furniture OF every de-
scription. - -. o,t.;,,
career was the serenity of his married life.
The princess was with him through all his
DIPLOMATIC career She was a perfect Speci-
men of the German hausfrau, bearing ner
honors as the most natural thing In the world,
holding fast to the friends of humber days
and having but one object in life, to make
her husband and children happy. Shortly
before her death the prince said of her: "She
it is who made we what l am" Some Of
his most charming thoughts are expressed
in early letters to his wife. He believed
fully in the truth of the lines once written
by him in the genealogical album of Count
Stillfriend QS69) In Latin:
Oh, happy is the man, and blest,
Who sits in his home at rest,
Who simply sits at his fireside
In tranquil peace whate'er betide!
Their children, according to the GOTTA. are:
Countess Marie, born at Schoenhausen Aug
81, 1S4S, married at Berlin 9Th of November,
1878, to Count Cuno de Rantzau
cember, 1S49, now secretary of the foreign
Office and plenpotentiary of Prussia at the
federal council.
Count William, born at Frankfort Aug. l.,
1852.