River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-08-04
BIsMARCK.s CAREER.
A Brief Resume of His Great Scrv-
Tees to the Fatherland.

Brief Resume of His Great Scrv-
lees to the Fatherland.
Otto Edward Leopold Won Bismarck was
born In the manor of Schoerhausen In the
district Of Magdeburg, April /. 1915 At the
age of six ne was placed in a boarding
school at Berlin, and at u was sent to
high school a the capital In 1882 he began
studying law and political science a the
University Of Gotttngen. Toward the end
OF the following year he entered the Uni
versity of Berlin, and he was admitted TO
the bar ia 1885 In 1886 he was made the
official law reporter for Berlin court, bet
he soon was transferred to AiX-la-Chapellc
as a referendary, ard in 1881 was appointed
to serve in the crown office al Potsdam,
The next eight or nine years Bismarck
passed in farming, hunting and soldering
He went into society and took an active
mart in the local affairs of the neghbor-
hoods in which he lived In lS45 his father
died, and the estate at Schoenhausen came
into his hands. He withdrew almost en-
drely from social life, and settled down TO
the life of a country gentleman. jury -,
1877, he married Johanna, the daughter or
Heinrich Won Puttkamer, OF Niatium, Pom
erania, and in the same year he appeared
In the united diet at Berlin parliamen-
tarv deputy representing the nobility OF
the province of SaN0ny. In 1S4S he paFuc-
fpated in the gathering Of the rural nopi'-
ity In Berlin, known as the JuNkeF parma
ment His career as parliamentary dep-
NV ended IN 1870. In 1851, after serving as
secretary. he was appointed the PTussian
representative at the Gcrmanic diet al
Frankfort. which was the administrative
council Of the GeFmaniC confederation
founded by the congress in Vienna IN 1912
lie was made the Prussian ambassador
all St Petersburg in 1859, whore he remained
until 1862, when he was transferred 10 me
embassy tn Paris After a few months IN
the French capital, IN September, 1862, BIS
uarck succeeded Prince HohcpzoIlerh as
nrina minister He formed an alliance
with italy early in 1866 aud Prussia, undel
! his guidance, declared war against aus
/ tria ard her allies in the confederation II
June Of the same year Three months
4 later Austria had been crushed and Prussia
4 bad become the head of the North Germa IL
i confederation.
bismarck concluded secret treaties witt
4 the South German states forthwith IN l"'
4 expectation Of war. In internal poiI'lf'
the next 10 years Of Bsmarck's life were
occupied with his struggle to assure lh'
4 Frussian government the control OF 'h'
/ Catholic church in Prussia, with MS cam
0aian for the suppression of socialism if
/ Germany and With the Inauguration OF
protective system Of customs duties. i'
also secured for Germany several Airlcat
colonies and gave the first impetus 10 lht
upbuilding of her merchant marine Under
his guidance the empire laid the founda
4 tlors of its present Industrial prosperity
i and maritime greatness. In foreign ar
fairs he formed the triple alliance Of ltaiE
/ Austria and Germany. Having unlted ah1
+ solidlded the empire by the war agalhs
I Denmark In 1864. against Austria ~ 1000
4 and against France In 1S70-7l, he aimed II
/ his later years to develop it internally
/ without disturbance from without.
Dismissed by Present Emperor.
Bismarck was chancellor to the end OF