Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
THE kAIsER's PRIVATE LIFE.
Up at Five in the Morning and Work
ina at Six.

ing at Six.
From Every body's Magazine.-The
emperor of Germany usually rises
about 5 o'clock, and is generally to be
found in his work room at 6. First
there is served to him cup of tea or
bouillon and sandwich. Then, light
ing a cigar, he reads over such clip
pings from newspapers and magazines
published all over the world as are
deemed worthy of his attention. At Z
o'clock the emperor is ready to receive
the reports of his adjutants and the
ministers of state, and to this work he
usually devotes some three hours.
When the person who is to have an
audience is admitted to the room and
makes his bow, the emperor, who re-
ceives standing by his desk, slightly
inclines his head in response, and says
please as a signal for his visitor to
begin, listens attentively to what he
has to communicate, but never makes
any comment. The substance Of all
the visitor has said. however, is con-
tanned in the paper that he invariably
the close of the audience. These pa
pers are numbered in accordance with
the order of their receipt, and after
the visitor has departed the emperor
usually writes upon the formers com
munication terse direction to his
secretary, so that, if there are in con-
nection with it any papers to be pre-
pared for the imperial signature, they
may be ready to hand in the file when
emperor and secretary begin their af-
ternoon's work
Every day after breakfast the en-
peror, attired in the undress uniform
of a colonel and attended only by his
adjutant, takes stroll in the Thier-
garten, and before he returns to the
palace, at 2, to begin his afternoon
work, it is his custom to drop in at
the Office of a minister or foreign dip
lomat for little chat, or to visit at
the home Of friend. The emperor's
intimates, be it known, are mostly
men who "do things" That he pre-
fers intellect and achievement to blue
blood is evident to all who come in
contact with him, and it has caused no
end of heart-burning among the old
Prussian aristocracy.. In his inter
course with his friends the emperor is
very informal, quite the good fellow
The emperor has not what would be
called profound mind; it is more
given to scintillation than to original
thinking; but more than one person
has testified to his really wonderful
ability to talk intelligently on a wide
range of topics, and this quality
makes him delightful companion.
The emperor breakfasts with his
wife and their flock of six boys and
one girl about 1920 O'Clock, and dimes
with them about 5, both of these meals
waiting upon the finishing of his work.
All the children have participated in
these family gatherings ever since
they were able to sit up in a high
chair, but neither at breakfast nor at
dinner is ever unnecessary word
spoken unless there happens to be a
guest present who chats now and then
with the empress. 1t would be great
mistake, however, to attribute the
silence at meal times to an unsocial
spirit; on the part of the emperor it
is merely another manifestation of his
panchant for concentration. "When l
eat, eat" he has more than once re-
marked; when I sleep, I sleep; and
when I work, I work" Of course the
emperor has to talk at the banquets
given at night, but his eating on those
occasions is mere formality.
In all it's appointments the work
room of the German emperor is emf
nently business-like, as becomes the
room that is the scene of the labors OF
one of the busiest men in the world.
The flat-topped desk that stands near
the middle window is built of ebony on
massive lines, but it is without orna-
mentation, and on it there seldom re-
poses anything except a blotter, an
ivory paper-cutter, a copper ink-welI,
steel pen in a wooden holder, and
the emperor's watch. Two or three
leather chairs, case of files and a
long table complete the furniture.
Over the harwood floor strip of red
carpet extends from the main en-
trance to the desk, but there are no
rugs. And the walls are bare except
for large portrait in oil of Frederick
the great, which is SO hung as to per-
NIT the emperor, while seated at his
desk, to look up at it and get inspira-
ton.