The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-02

Immediately after, but the
Prince is said to have done his best to
cut the conversation short.
When the Prince went to Valzin the
Chief of the Imperial Chancery follow
ed him thither.
Seldom did that unfortunate official
get to bed till o'clock in the morning.
Great as the mass of work was, he was
not even allowed clerk. AT first, in
deed, there was one at Varziu, who al
so had his meals at the common table.
When his time was up and he had to
make way for another subordinate he
had the uaivete to propose to the Prince
an exchange of photographs in remem-
brance of their "work together!.' After
that no assistant clerk for the Chief of
the Imperial Chancery even went to
Va1zin.
Largely through the influence of his
pietistic wife Prince Bismarck's mind
took on more and more religious cast
as he advanced in life. In his public
career, however, he thought solely of
political results for his own country.
He sympathized little or none at all
with the cosmopolite humanitarianism
OF this century, and regarded himself
as the truest friend of peace in Europe,
even at the time he was preparing for
war against Austria and France The
formation of the triple alliance he re-
garded as his browning diplomatic
triumph.
Among all of his estates it was Fried
richsruhe he loved best, and there he
went to die. With his dogs, his gar
den, and his memories, he lived there
like an old feudal Baron, receiving the
people who tlocked to do him honor up
on his birthdays. Upon April 1, of
each year after his retirement he re-
celved thousands of people, who trav-
eled from all over Germany to shout
his name in the great park before the
house, see him bow in reply, and to
tremendously drink a mug of beer in
his honor.
His dogs-big Danish hounds-were
his constant companions, and he loved
them as though they were children.
The death of one of them moved him
deeply, and he watched by it's bedside,
as he might have watched the King in
an illness.
His home life had been a model of
German peace and happiness. His
wife was his constant companion and
helpmeet. Her nature was his Op-
posite, and her firm will struck the
happy medium in her husbands fierce
nature. Much of his time in the last
years OF his life was given up to direct
ing the preparation of his memoirs.
and he was in constant consultation
with writer's. His health has been
gradually failing, and he was under the
continual supervision of Professor
Schweninger,.who guarded him night
and day.
So closed the life of Europe's great
est statesman, The Empire Builder, ,;
1.-THE Man of Blood and Iron, "'sThe
Iron Chancellor" He passed away a
simple German, with nothing but the
great mass of his wonderful achieve
ments hanging about him as cloud.
The world he had Bonded to his will in
terested him no more.
President Expresses Nations Sorrow.
Washington, ID. c., July 31.-By di-
rection of the President the following
dispatch was sent tonight to Hon. An
drew ID. White, United States ambas.
sador to Germany:
The President charges you to ex.
press IN the proper official quarter to
the bereaved German nation and to the
family of the deceased statesman the
sorrow which the government and peo-
lie of the United States feel at the
: passing away of the great Chancellor
whose memory is ever associated with
+ the greatness of the German empire.
(Signed) ADEE,
Acting Secretary"
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