The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13

4 very special uppo1. 600. Kaiser WIZ.
helm IT,. whose title Zoo third German
emperor cous,rrW,i the supremacy
pr Prussia among the German states
i'ut in the midst %. me festivities
came the news OF Queen Nir'urits
illness and the >mr.rDT William broke
of all the celebrations 90 hurry over
to the hcdsirr o' his royal Erandmoth-
or. The Eu"r $50, was s'Iil TO drag
Oh for anothr. weary year and longer.
and everywhere In Germany there was
hostile feeling against Great Britain;
lercnc"s between the courts Of St
James and he palace al potsdam lut
the prOmptncss and spuHtancity o.!
tn" haisor's sympathy. the simple dig
nifty with which he shared Brtans
mourning effected a sudden change
In English feeling toward him lie
had been regarded in England
with respect for the continually IN
creased prosperity OF Germany under
his rule mingled with some mIstrust
curiosity as the most striking and
euigmatic figure in European politics
But now English sentiment responded
to the kaiser's action 1t became
warmer and friendIier, distrust Of his
lmpulsiye and mcrCurial nature grad.
ually changed into conviction OF his
generosity and good feeling and now
there is none among King Georges
guests who receive siucorer vel
come
Not even his unique position in Ecu.
rope nor his close relation with the
British royal house account for the
Interest taken In England In the kais.
er's personality. No one IS ever bored
by the kaiser, It is impossible for him
10 he duh No figure in Europe gives
rise TO so much speculation, to so
many differing opinions. After over
~ years OF much speechmaking, OF Il
fun and active life spent In the pub
lie gaze, he leaves us stIll cropping tor
the key to his ceaseless activities and
his extraordinary influence
Kaiser a Hard Worker
\ curious journalist once motored
to a railway crossing some way down
the line to catch glimpse OF tho en-
pcror, who had been attending n gala
performance Of opera in one Of the
smaller German capitals The saloon
was brilliantly lighted. the blinds
drawn up. and there was the emperor
writing at his desk as diligently as
tho humblest journalist
II was typical OF his life. The out.
slider win take extraordinary pains
20 secure glimpse OF the kaiser, but
he CLEANS little except an increased
modern kingship. Everybody knows
the details of his everyday HE. lie
rises at $3.50 o'clock, takes cold
douche and breakfasts at G 30. teta-
a.tete with his wife, on tea and cold
meat or perhaps eggs and bacon
Then follows n long and strenuous
morning, spent with his secretaries,
or on the parade ground. and often
involving more than one change OF
uniform, for the emperor Is very
punctilious in these matters, and If
he is receiving the British ambassa-
dor. for instance. viii don a British
uniform. The afternoon is spent in
learning new things from explorers
and experts OF all nations, or possibly
In studio or gallery, giving artistic
judgments much criticised in ad.
vanced Berlin circles; the evening,
after an early and simple dinner, is
given to his family. or to the theater.
To one man the kaiser is lover OF
peace. to another a flrebrand; to one
a survival from medieval Markgrafs
OF Brandenburg; to another the typ
ital heaf Of the most go-ahead mod