The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-29
PACE THE KAISER SETS.
ONE DAY or HIS BUSY AcAREER
TELLS THE Story

Write - Ills Quicknosa OF hepnriee.
The London Telegraph recently.
apropos of the worldwide interest In
the kalser's personality. went into an
exhaustive study Of his methods and
Gaily activity After discussing tho
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 10 do, wonders chiefly
how he manages to do IT, Genius may
exist without the infinite capacity for
taking pains, but It Is the indefatigible
application added that distinguishes
the doer from the dreamer. We shall
| understand the kaiser better when we
follow MIN through a specimen day"
Of 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 p0stman. 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 1t is the pride Of the Ger
man empress, and, indeed of her hus-
band, that She regards herself in the
good old Teutonic 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 tea, bread and
butter, cold meat ard eggs.
In this, as in other things, there is
quick dispatch, and before the kaiser
quits the table the younger children
come in to bid their father a brief and
brisk good morning They are
brought up with 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 a mass Of
correspondence as immense and mis-
Cellaneous 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 it open himself, passing
on the letter with the necessary com
meDt to his secretaries; occasionally
though, of course, the case is rare
reserving some favored communica-
ton to be answered with his own
hand
TO thu few whom he counts as in.
Inmates, whether on account of friend
ships formed in OLD college days Of
made since, the kaiser is known t.
have sometimes written letters of eX
traordinary franilptss, sincerity anC
interest. But, with the increasing
demands upon his minutes such cor
fdences must be exchanged now at in
tervals few and far between. Thel
, there are reports upon thousan,
matters, great and small public ant
private A bird s-eye view of til
whole correspondence is obtained. |
! is sorted out for further investigation
p by the staff, and before the empero
has disposed Of what he wishes t
reserve for. his personal and promr
: attention the interviews OF the da
! commence.
= The kaiser receives his minister
S distinguished naval and military off
GERS and other experts Of the publ
q service. Great persons arrive, tn
= ambassadors of foreign powers prese1
themselves, and various able and r.
S markable men, whether subjects
Q Tie emperor or visitors from otht
- countries, are seen by invitation.
is typical OF the mind Of Wilhelm I
that no subject is too did1cult for h
strong and interse Intelligence to col
i with and nothing is too minute to e.
t cite the lively suggestiveness Of h
IS lighter talents 1t, of course. go,
!: without saying, that all this aetivi
D is not packed into the mornings wol
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