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5s sHEM1N. Jaa: Il i HEisI iIij 3jetssy VII:
helm M Deutsehe aiserS; day cele.
i ,bratsd hts :5oth iii tthday Though lis
extravasances have tende ersd him al.
most a bankrupt despite Ills vast in.
come; some and IDS Unfortunate loquaelty
has allens.ts.esdi the loye and :re9ssspect q
millions 81 his subjects, there was If;
tie evidence ot either poverty 4 !, o. IN; \;
popularity IN the; obseryances Of the
Emperor's birthday. 4. 4. .,.,;,. g.;5
The Kaiser "; was !. awakened" this
morning, according to old birthday
custom, iby ytithe fapiareoot the. palace
trumpetcrs and the singing q, a hymn
by the castle choir at eight O'clock.
AS d matter Of fact, however, the tEn-,
perors had Hsenfseyeral hours earlier
and had disposed Of aiyarietyl Of state
documents BY the Il time the singing
began. after which he, appeared. dress
ed In a; laeld.ularshal's uniforms. at a
window Of the castle overlooking the
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court d where. thetG musicians Hwere
gathered. Hesgrncted the chorlsters
and received the congratulations Of
the visiting princes, after a which tthher there
was service, in the private ( chapel; iot
the palace at A which tlN' there III we're ' pres: s:
ent princes and nd prncessFtes Fts anabassa has
dors, and and several 6high $eiyil n military.
naval iN and couEt e l'eeEEssona|ges ll'eEs y. |e f
4, The Emperor and n Empress; took
their, places. after. the conclusion 9of
theG service, pnI the dais,jin the great
White Hallaofr rpalaceSf3 Thegylsit.
Ing pripcesses were arranged on the
left and ythe princes on the right,
while q thousand io0lclals,u officers
.defled at ia distance Of fifteen feet
from the Emperor and: Empress; each
passing to bow itas lhe passed Qbefore
the royal coupler The Emperor stood
almost in1movable for an hour during
this function! 4 lnI7the afternoon HIhe
called .at the different foreign, enbas:
sizes .'Stwhere he 'leftt cards. NfAs the
drove. down Unter den Linden ne was
greeted BY an extraordinarily large
crowd; which had assembled IN the
expectation Of seeing him Is
William IL. sFrtdeiicK william Vic:
tor Albert, King Of Prussia and EN-.
refor Of Germany, was born in Ber.
lin JanuaryHo7;:1s5oa He was .edIcat.
"a 'at Cassel. and PASSED through the
ordinary: discipline q that !, establish.
1871, when he .entereb the
University 'of Bonn. He succeeded to
'tEhe throne e the death q his rfather,
the late Emperor tFredericki,Jpne,15.
1897 This "mnsiesty was ! married Y lin
Berlin February s. 27 27.il 1851 K ,. ,A..pg'llstta
Victoria Duchess or schleswig-Hol-
steln.sonderbnrg.A g.Augustenburg,dl5 ,
hns SIX children. p"' i4rali!:la1,;'3''.s .si'3
The Kaiser, Is constantly paying
visits. hunting, reviewing and while
travelling he, works hard In his car.
Even when on board hIs yacht, he
finds. at eycry- port an avalanche Of
letters, telegrams, and dispatches,
WHICH afes spramptls disposed of.
The Kaiser fosters the, fine arts3
regulates, religious affairs. occasion,
ally, pre;&hes Eaisermbn, writes dram;
as; phints pictures, ctolves allesorles,
and organizes gorgeous ,stster page:
aqh. He tet''sesi witt, eqhal inter;
est the .pronbuncsments Of thE Pore
and those of the: editor of the most
rabld Socialist paper He is as fas
milIar4with the charactdr1srcs Of ail
the cardinals as he iswlthtBe records,
Of tbe principal Imperial ballet dane,
a1f ers. h He n knows 1E| everything, Of import,
ance published in the home and for
eign' press, and monographs tie COS:
slpnof the Berlin clubs,: cafes, lind sos
ciety tnunts. .ajn!St lBlHs tF4423 { VI
From his military Mlloonlng. pros
jertlles, surokeless powder. and qulcks
firing 7tAes' fiaS have 10 n1o9f secrets. sub.
marine boats torpedo boat 'destroycrs,
weird engines iof war are his daily
nlaythings. He finds time to give his
Imperial conassoSrt hints III dress and
Iher management Of sthltdfen and the
Kitchen; sidesignBE uniforms, q tnyents
TACTICAL problems. rii;acts fas dramatic
seGpsoyT :GE and collalbos,ates VIII, lttll, poets
in the gloriileatlon Of his ancestors
ind the German Fsthcrland. He secs
everything. knows everything, and di;
13ects everything, II Afss s,Wt
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