The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-07-23
PACE THE KAISER SETS.
ONE DAY OF HIS BUSY CAREER
TELLS THE STORY.
Also Those Given to Recreation Business,
Friends. Correspondence and Dining
Even at Night He will Rise and
Write - His uuickncss OF Hepartec.

apropos of the worldwide interest In
the kaiser's personality, went into an
exhaustive study of his methods and
Gaily activity. After discussing the
kaiser's amazing versatility, which
surprises every one who comes into
contact with him, the Telegraph con-
tinued: But the average man famil-
lar with the prodigy of all that the
kaiser manages to do, wonders chiefly
how he manages to do It, Genius may
exist without the infinite capacity for
taking pains, but il Is the indefatipible
application added that distinguishes
the doer from the dreamer. We shall
understand the kaiser better when we
follow MIN through a specimen day"
CT his existence.
The kaiser attacks the morning at
the outset with cheerful and vigorous
alacrity. He is often up with the lark.
and always before the postmnn. He
not seldom rises as early as o'clock,
and is in any case sure to be astir be-
fore Z. When he has braced himself
with cold bath he invariably dons
uniform, and then goes straight to
breakfast.
In the circumstances of the meal Is
found the keynote of the way in
which Kaiser Wilhelm combines a
tranquil and charming family life with
all the conspicuous energy Of his pub
lie career. II is the pride of the Ger
man empress, and. indeed of her hus-
band, that she regards herself in the
good old Teutopic fashion as being
The first housewife as well as the first
lady in the land. She herself super
vises the preparation of breakfast,
which, to suit the taste of the emperor,
! who abbors complex and insubstantial
kickshaws, is rather plain and ro-
bust meal, consisting of ten, bread and
butter. cold meat and eggs.
In this. as in other things. there is
quick dispatch, and before the kaiser
q,sts the table the younger children
come in to bid their father a brief and
brisk good morning" They are
! brought up with a keen discipline, but
they probably know that the kaiser
| carries their photographs with him
wherever he goes, and there Is possibly
no household in the world whose mem-
bers are on more loving terms. But
there is no time in the morning for
dalliance, and after these pleasing lit
tie interviews ali separate for work.
| His majesty goes straight to his
| study, where he confronts q mass of
correspondence as immense and mis-
oellaneous as comes in all probability
before any living person. The letters
are usually several hundred in num-
Der, and with the assistance of his
staff, Kaiser Wilhelm works his way
rapidly through. Petitions he puts
aside to be examined and reported up
on by others. When there is some
thing familiar about an envelope the
emperor cuts 1t open himself, passing
on the letter with the necessary COM
meDt to his secre taries; occasionally
though, of course, the case is rare
reserving some favored communica-
ton to be answered with his own
band.
70 the few whom he counts as iE-
Inmates. whether on account of friend
made since, the kaiser is known to
lave sometimes written letters of ex-
traordinary franknt IS, sincerity and
interest. But, with the increasing
demands upon his minutes such cor
fldences must be exchanged now at in
tervals few and far between. Then
there are reports upon a thousand
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private. A bird's-eye view of the
whole correspondence is obtained. II
is sorted out for further investigation
by the 7taff, and before the emperor
has disposed of what he wishes to
reserve for his personal and prompt
attention the interviews of the day
commence.
The kaiser receives his ministers
distinguished naval and military Off
GERS and other experts of the public
service. Great persons arrive, the
ambassadors of foreign powers present
themselves, and various able and re-
markable men. whether subjects ot
the emperor or visitors from other
countries, are seen by invitation. II
| lS typlcdl OF tne Hlnu OF Wllnelm III
that no subject is too difficult for his
strong and interge intelligence to COPE
with and nothing is too minute to ex.
cite the lively suggestiveness of his
lighter talents. Ii, of course. goes
without saying, that all this activity
is not packed into the mornings worl
alone. The emperor goes on reccivint
reports and holding audiences
throughout a large part of the Who'll,
day, and between visits he turns ovel
important papers and concentrates his
mind for few fruitful seconds upol
topic which has engaged something
or another in his unlimited interests
But the imperative orders If the doc
tors re-cnfcrce the kaiser's owl
healthy tastes, and insure a suflicien
daily allowance of the constant physi
cal exercise which Keeps his complex
ion brown and maintains his vigor
When he hunts or holds review, h,
Is, OF course, abroad with the sun. Blu