Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-11
CROWl. r pnlNC E WILLIAM
Personality of German. Emper-
 or's Eldest Son.
HEIR TO THE IMPERIAL THRONE.

NOunx Man, Who Recently Attained His Majority, Has Been Trained Under a Strict Discipline to Fit Him 1or His Exalted PositiOn-Has AmiabIe Qualities and Is Skilled In Horaemanship.
 Should the weighty responsibility of taking afl active part in state affairs fall prematRrely upon Frederick Will liam, crown prince of Prussia, owing to Emperor Williams illness, the oc- casion will find him trained to take up bis duties by the careful preparation he has received under his fathers close personal supervision, says the New York Herald.
 The prince attained his twenty first birthday May last, and little oppor- tunity has been afforded him to dis play any marked individual character dstics He has been brought up in the strict fashion of German militarism, subject to the discipline of tutors and governors, like any other young officer of the army, but he is known to be possessed of amiable qualities that have given him a certain amount of popularity.
 He has inherited to the full Emperor Williams predilection to outdoor sports and has besides shown himself to be possessed of the artistic tastes with which the late Empress Frederick en- Giowed her family. The present em- press devotion to her six sons and daughter has made strong bonds of af- Rection between the oldest and his brothers and sister.
 Tn his early years rules of very rigid education for their future position in German life were laid down and en- forced by Emperor William and the empress That the training has been justified by its results seems more than probable. Tn the imperial household, which was managed by no means on luxurious scale in the childhood of the crown prince, the daily life of the princes proceeds on strict lines.
 They rise at 6 punctually, summer and winter At half past z they have first breakfast with the empress con sisting of tea and bread and butter. At g lessons begin, the younger princes having lessons together and their elder
 
 ty severe, all the princes of the impe- rial house being, among other things, thoroughly grounded in foreign lan- guages, particularly French. At half past comes a second breakfast, then lessons again, with drill and military exercises until quarter past 1, lunch lime. After dinner they amuse them selves for time, then science and mu- sic lessons fill up the time until 6, when supper is served After this comes q final hour of recreation before bed, the younger children retiring at half past z. their elder brothers at 9.
 The crown prince and his next broth CT formerly played the violin and piano 4 sergeant major drilled them, and an hour every day was devoted to riding. From their earliest years the children were put on ponies and learned at once to mount a horse barebacked. The em- peror superintended these lessons in person, as he is most skillful rider and very devoted to horses Each prince had a pony of his own given him on completion of his riding lessons, and they were taught to stable their mounts themselves, unsaddle them and rub Them down The three elder boys were made officers in the army. with core suonding rank in the marines, and the crown prince was reputed to be "a born soldier
 The crown princes skill in equestri- Anism was shown not long since when he was taking company of recruits from his regiment at Potsdam to show ahem the sights. Mounted upon his horse, the prince led the way through the beautiful gardens of Sans Souci, and on reaching tue long flight of stairs aaading to the little palace. to the as-