The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
THE KAISER HAS
FORTYNINE CASTLES
But Of This Number, Many Are
Not of Imposing Size
or Appearance.

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A two hours walk from the capital
OF Corfu brings the dust covered tour.
fst within sight Of IA &c the most
Lglorious architectural creations in ex-
fistence-the Achilleion, the fairy castle
Of that restless, unfortunate empress
who was TO dte binder murdsrer's
The beauty OF its outward forpt-a
Fscfever imitation OF the Pompetan style
lis only matched, by its lavish inner
decoration, on which the Empress
elizabeth is said to have spent 2250,-
900, and by the magnificent views it
commands.
The Achilleion, says the Lady's
Realm, is the forty-ninth addition to
the residences OF the King of Prussia.
The German emperor as such draws no
payment or. emolument OF any kind and
Ahere exists therefore, 20 %ifnpetfaf'
possessions.
In ordinary German p~aFlance every
one OF these 40 structures or estates.fs
called a "Kaiserliches Schloss,' an Inn
parial castle, but the truth is that, only
q few OF them are real castles In an
architectural sense of the word, and
still fewer in a historic sense.
The royal seats in Germany are not
national. o this reason the restora-
ton OF timeworn castles does not GO
on according tola large, liberal insight
as to what Is OF the frst Importance:
Its goes on unsystematically, according
TO a dynastic feeling OF what may con-
duce to the dynasty's distinction.
"A e~omparatively uninteresting castle
example out OF many-is therefore re-
stored, as the outcome OF an imperial
within, at an enormous expense; While
seats OF overwhelming historic import
ance, as for instance Konigs-Wuster-
hansen, are allowed, Hl%&
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mostly plain country seats or mere
shooting boxes, so that the total, 40,
loses OF it's sensational character
when properly scrutinized. Among his
various Berlin and Potsdam palaces
the royal castle on the Spree is OF
the largest city residence buildings In
the whole OF Germany.
+, One Of the fayorite resorts OF EN-
iperor William and his family seems to
be his domain OF Cadinen, near Elbing,
situated in a most charming forest
landscape. 1t has become widely
known through the emperor's suocess-
full experiment as q manufactures and
the handsome majolicas pro-
dnced at Cadinen ana publicly sold all
over the world are highly valued by
connoisseurs. Ptr#r 'Has
William III. is also the owner OF a
steam brick factory and alcohol distil-
lery at the same place, and he attends
W LilS uCldilo " AlIp uuSlIlGSS Will lllo
circumspection Of a trained merchant.
Some of the royal estates have been
turned into public institutions, as for
instance Oranienburg, which has be-
come a seminary for female teachers,
and Observation-Disclosures, which was
given over to the public as a park and
resort for recreation
But all the emperor's landed possess
sions outside OF the capital shrink back
into the second rank, as far as histor-
ical importance is concerned, when
compared with one small, insignificant
-if not shabby-1ooking cottage stu
ated at half an hours distance by rail
from Berlin. II was the favorite sum
mer resort of Frederick William l., the
second king OF Prussia G713-1740), who
spent a few months every year at this
unattractive place. with his family.
The place is called Konigs Muster
hansen, once a famous hunting ground
in a very large and noble forest, still
in part preserved II still frequently
secured by royal sportsmen. The cas-
tie is also In existence, a plain, solid
building, something like a. respectable
farm house OF the second class. It
contains many relics of Frederick Will
lam and is shown, to tourists with
touching gravity by the guardians.