The Washington herald., 1912-09-04

never would have been able to ascend
the throne of his ancestors.
The arms OF the house of dare show.
on a blue shield. a perpendicular sword
Of silver, pointed upward, and supporting
the crown of France. The sword and
crown are danked by the traditional
lily of the French Bourbons.
Ever since the days OF his early youth
the German Kaiser has maintained re-
lations Of an intimate nature with some
artists. which is not surprising. as both
his parents had been great lovers Of art
and in their home men like Won An
geli or Won Werner were ever welcome
guests. His late mother. while crown
princess Of Prussia, had her own little
''atelier'' in the Berliner Schloss, where
the little Prince Wilhelm often was per-
mitted to play about and later to make
art studies.
When he grew up she gave him as
his teacher Karl Salzmann, who had
won her favor through his marine paint
ings. II was the influence of this artist
upon the present Kaisers artistic taste
and development which led him to his
pronounced love for pictures of the sea,
and he always held his tutor in grateful
remembrance, after he had ascended
the German throne.
arisen to the dignity Of a professor. ac-
companied the Emperor upon all his trips
to the land of the setting sun, all the way
up to Hammerfest and the Scavaenger
Fjord, for Kaiser Wilhelm liked him not
only because OF his great talent as a
painter, but for his equable, genial tenn
permanent and his wit and humor. On
one OF these journeys Salzmann had Just
finished convuIsing his hearers, who had
gathered around him upon the deck OF
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern, one
evening. with laughter by telling them
popular BeSlin Joke. when the En-
peror appeared among them. Well" he
said. boys you appear TO be enjoying
yourselves immensely"
Your Majesty" he was told. 'SalZ-
mann has just told US one OF his in
That so? Well, / must hear II too
said the Kaiser.
But your majesty" suffered the
painter. greatly embarrassed, that was
not fit for your ears"
The artist tried to escape. but the En-
peror, getting hold OF a button on his
jacket and pulling him TO a corner of the
deck. remarked with assumed severity,
There now. you must tell your story.
I. your sovereign, command you TO do
so.
OF course. Salzmann. very nervous
painter by this time. told his yarn and
the Kaiser laughed loud and lons and
becausa there was an Uncle Hermann
in the plot, the shamefaced artist hence
forth was so nicknamed. As n matter Of
fact each participant at these journeys
had a special name imposed upon him
by his mirthful circle.
This was the name he had TO use when
sending a petition, letters. or kilograms
to his imperial master. Once Salzmann
was post haste called to appear before
the Kaiser. who was soJourning in the
Reichslande tAlsace-Lorraine). On the
way he missed his connections and tried
TO send a wire addressed to His I'm
perial Majesty that he would be some
hours late in arriving at Strasbourg.
| This telegram he sign Uncle Hermann.
The key operator looked at the insign'f-
| cant figure wrapped in an old-fashioned
"havelok' surtout, and wearing on his
| head 4 slouCh hat that evidently had seen
| better days. and becoming satisfied that
the old fellow was trying TO make him
the victim of a jest. handed him back
the telegram, saying. We here a.c n I
| In the habit Of cracking jokes aoHut the
| Emperor. Such a thing may make II &c
hard with both OF us. tell YOU.
| II am not joking In the least" replied
| the traveller Il am sending this Tele-
gram, And request that you forward II
| Immediately
THAT won't do" answered the oper.
ator. This message is for his IMPERIAL
Majesty and Is signed. Your Uncle Her
mann Are you an uncle of his
| Majesty?
See here, my man. that is none oi
your business exploded tha now
thoroughly reused artist. insist thai
| YOU forward the message"
| Not II know 1t. First show me youl
Passport and get identified
| BY this time both had become red il
the face and were spluttering anc
swearing at each other. Luckily tht
! station master appeared on the scene
and explanations were in order. The
message was sent. however.
| ON another occasion Uncle Hermann
was puzzle to another person
| a high court official at that. The afrail
| occurred in the Berliner SchloSs. wherc
| the Kaiser gave his chief marshal th'
| names of all those who were to accom-
pany him on his next northland journey
in order to send out the invitations he
times He concluded: 'Tnd OF course
! Uncle Hermann also" All of which tn,
official noted down most respectfully
| When the time came TO mail these in
! vitations no one in the Imperial privy
| cabinet seemed to know what distin
| guished gentleman of the Imperial en-
| tourage was meant by Uncle Hermann
Again and again they searched the Al
manao de Gotha, but the only prince
| they can unearth by the name Of Her
! mann is one OF the House of SAKE
weimar. but that gentleman had abdi
| Gated all his princely honors and wa.
not related to the Kaiser. All in vain
and despair reigned in the chief mar
| shars office. where his excellency wen
about distracted and in a humor thai
made IT impossible to go near him fol
| fear OF an explosion.
| Finally the eXcellency. whether ol
not. had to take heart and beard tbs
almighty ruler for an explanation as e
| who this mysterious Uncle Hermann
was. The Kaiser quickly saw the JOKE
| and broke out into homeric laughter
telling every one Of the great joke or
| his excellency."
| Another divorce case in Roman higf
| life has created a great deal Of tall
among the American colony there. Tb'
| separation of Prince Ludovico Rospig
liosi from his American wife-she wa!