The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-31
GREAT FIGURE In
WAR AND POLITICS.

ln<se one Of It's naoss commanding figures.
Anong the names Of the European states
syrau of tfss nineIeenkh century Tnoss
aenisverneass have Illustrated the hiltory
- tsae4r sirses there Is not . name more
esaSszed than that OF Bixxnarck. He was
ells strong mar Of M generation he
Dossessed tho genius * power. He 1t vas
WHO laid thu foundation and crowned the
ss,flee OF tie new German empire. He
transformed mo map Of EDr0pe. He ovsr-
sf,rSn or humsliatsd the potentases who
stood Ia his Why. lie gained the chief
object OF his desire. gained IL through fhs
ways and by The methods OK corausror.
The purpose Of his lie was to 1nify the
detached states OF Germany. binding
them together under the authority Of tho
imperial sccptes. ssIrgnouuted b. the I'M
perlal eagle ana defended by the sword.
and whatever means might be- needed for
the carrying out OF this purpose were re-
garded by him - Jus.ifiabie. His career
was a ternpestuous one Long ago he WIS
Described as the ''rnaI Of blood and iron"
and Il was through, these agencies that he
won the triumph with which his name 10
associated.
"a Tor the man bismarck, he was OF
massive frame. standing over feet In
height ana weighing Ut one time 80
pouaes Hs was very sturdy until over
taken lyy cid age. In his early manhood
he was famous FOR fsats OF strength or
daring, and bore the nickname Of Her
ruIeaF' When IN tha pr.Ine 81 life, he
was POSSESSED OF vast energy and fort.-
fuae, and up TO thu time re was 20 years
eli his vigorous constitution sustained
him wuai. Hs was Tor years a hard rider.
s.sffT - Asx.N
srinkar not to be beaten. Taere are many
storfes told about the way ifi which hs
bore the trials " the Eranco-Germsn war.
when. though not far from his sxtiatn
year, tie followed toe army IN ..a osfa-
rssgns ard guided the policy OF fNe gov
eminent. He would keep tbs saddle ali
Gay. break his fast with few links or
sausage or "a dish of sauerkraut, ard
sleep on the soft xide Of board in HIS
tent when a better couch wRs not within
reach. Ara yal here 0ttor" cried ons
OF his bcyhooa uiiuus who met him after
a. battle Then sua1 this foaming stein
OF Munich's brew while I recall our war
like sang az Gottargen''
bismarck eoss1d not he called a nerv-
cuA Hrn, az We ordinarily use the word.
bus rnta@e- a man OF nerve. Such a word
b. Intellectual or as philosophical 10 not
descriptive az applied TO him. In short.
none OF the wurds by which we are apt
~
was applicable 30 him. He was u prodigy.
lge waa not to be classified: he was dis
tinetiVe personality; he d!9 not belong 70
type, Hiss uand Was broad. his reason
was substantial. hss VIII was !naomisaos.
lie genius was practical, hla thought Was
ss.ia ise had imagination. but only In
the large sense of the word that kind OF
~ which moves around realism,
ni~sssaxck's head was sometimes spoken
81 a. colossal. bat IA truth the measure
mpat of his 1ransam was very little be-
3cna TIE ordinary There are in Germany
plenty 81 heads o.gser than the head tia;
seiongaa 10 Sim. The brain contained in
e.. however WIS certainly qualified hy
mature with those lowers that were made
manifest ia MS lie.
Waen yea look II any picture 81 R}s-
ra&Fsk Yea are apt 10 he repealed BY the
very STERN expre@son n his face. 1t Is
exceed 0gy severe. lie has ths appear
sisce IF a anEsn or acrimonious msa.
Ita fesSsfes. you see them IN the
CRAVING. are plaln. hls forehead IA 81
heavy reAst. has mo an - large. his nose
Is rot q classical mold. h's eyes are slug
Ais3s. Esa checks are coarse grained, h8s
hair sad tpgssa. hs afa indifferent Bis
Fnarek WIS The offspring OF an oi6. artass-
cratic ehs proud Family. bat the pay sioss-
a.0r1y which be- Inherited from hi7 nassv''-
sars vas certainly tot % an attractive
A1n4-00t %au2laantc.
Yet s. v-oaie % mistake 10 suppose
saat he was destitute OF the more geaer-
t}.= traits 81 human mature. ThcSs vAa
tu " hitu well have oFtwt spoken ~ bis
sf,-, xcufality in social Nfa TAey ie.l or
his fouE eov9tlaa ~ ta@ wife y whose
.,ssrfpaslttsslsaip he VS. teF~avsd tnw
Sears aso ag1 90 hls pr,3s 81 RS Children.
ed % }ls End sTfag attachment. % A5s
grisaes nei g. ais sentimental fes,ius far
size es& k.aE wAaf0 - made sn emperor.
They even go - hat n Gt1n Who ocul,.
kc<p cp resaE3o@s wjth he haataa srd rs
N0~ss as kt"t5y as tf3ose which ElsTuarck
ieug kvIt gp WAS gsA&4testly possssssd o.
gyFt 20 wh.t3 e3ges,.ea rad 80 viaes
= ~fu Asrs is r~ e. - t~2sNat }Aio cam
ssrss2a vies 4@V cssl-r eminent man cs
tie ceH.ts~>- HIS st.s rscses.StsCs bore yso
Fs~rssE- .euta = tN0s@ ~ Napoleon va
wka a5'A s.&sfetss as 49, y-29Gacrav ars9
we've ~Aa.taS eSroer wa So sfrlsSs. sAs.
~ tsse Ce~1s7 Z. ~u1iG Require ~ t.sa
- figfarea fo drsw n c<sse~sst ~ "a e-sr,
HieusHtk saf Atrseans 1tsrgla u tfs.h.
sstr&rc& W&a 3 HsRn No t1 Use s,s.otr
'sae isst af@aa aPset IF4as al
st@ ussr- N..a,emV an8 peculiar
'Tss Tesss~H 80 At- 20 Was ara, tt.. =. a
uS "a ffse. fs tAat - a1y ~ hts e.5-..s...,-
3~sTSrseS- t3e szs : founder aaa q 81.
sff0ver ses af&te - s~s tert s~.rt-
snoss'Si. tIe ~ss ezess-atae. etp.s -aat.ss
snsasaA5or &c .0sncF.'er }ie Nss ,
fnSSa eS s-at. ast s4Hd :ae ag.-s gs-s ss
f'Saee ia tee franr fsnk ~ }.-4sar~aa -.s.
1'2sss ita w@* = o,s,a'ar ga N-s ,.ss,r
s8fi1ss f'fotHHA @e atSar< reverse .e,s .As
thFess cf t&e EfesvH zo}iasn@ tss w. ys-
tasE,r wears sFsder ~ sarge e.5. .s.s. ~
ftsr .UsiFsSpTsm% It's t1s parS So ,srr.n-.sis
;isc AasesT e puas-o ro1Sass a-S eo1-
tFesH8g fnsee &c Sas Il 3lsag->.y az a. tne
cor sssstst8i government
rssts IS saeS G2se i&aSsss- - Yrasse II g
Bag part - SAs sraaG taSssyy % cns
creative aE@
faow Bssnsseck brought sSs-l. Germs
watsT ard TIE obstacles tAat AZ sS.e}r-
<esess a2& ovegV2A}e - asta esEagf3 la shs;
MAS need Tlsg hCTe a' sss@c~lAsast
ktaw he R2fssay~l SIZE teammates al
psssS32 hg augsSiy1 ~ - Sass i.ssEssasn lea
c9Hssa.ops ~ g}fsSe H@<hrouea ta-s-saaa
rrs9c~<, SOW 90 s>.Asnes Possession af ssa
Saessy * Ssa-ssW eA- ao.zts-a: he's ~