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henzollerns are Of the Franconian
line. Two other lines v num-
rous representatives.
From the Kansas City Star.
Tho Prussian monarchy. the young
~ Of the European states. sprang
nom a humble beginning. About the
beginning OF the Fifteenth century the
A4rQuisate OF Brandenburg was pc
slowed by the Emperar Sigisfnund on
N noble family of Hohenzollern. In
thO Sixteenth century that family en-
blfaced the Lutheran doctrines. Early
e the Seventeenth century 1t obtained
from the king Of Poland the investl-
eoro of the duchy Of Pruse ia.
Even after his accession to this ter
tatory. the chiefs of the house of Ho-
nenxollern hardly ranked with the cleo
toNy OF Saxony and Bavaria.
The soil Of Brandenburg was, for the
mast part. sterile. Even around Ber-
Hh. the capital of the province, and
around Potsdam. the favorite residence
q the margrayes. the country was a
desert. In some tracts the deep sane
could. with difficulty, be forced by as
sdduous tillage to yield thin crops of
~ and oats. In other place the
ancient forests. from which the con
Qusrors of the Roman empire. had des-
oended on the Danube. remained I'M
touched by the and OF man. Where
The soil was rich 1t was generally
marshy. and its in%salubrity repealed
b cultivators whom it's fertility at
tfacted.
After tho Title of King.
frederick William called the great
s~lector. was the prince to whose policy
Ms successors have agreed to ascribe
Sneir greatness. He acquired by the
peAce of Westphalia several valuable
possession. asd among them the rich
CITY and district of Magdeburg; and
g left to his son. Frederick, a prin-
0dpAlity as considerable as any which
Was not called a kingdom.
frederick aspired to the style of roy
ATTY. Determinations and profuse, neg
ngent of his true interest and OF his
nigh duties, insatiably & for friv-
olous distinctions. he added nothing to
me real weight of the state which he
governed, but he gained the great OBJ
set Of his life. the title of king.
In the year 100 he assumed this new
dl&nity. He had on that occasion to
undergo all the notifications which
3ali to the lot of ambitious upstarts.
compared with the other crowned
OF Europe. he made a figure re-
naissary. who had bought a title. would
1ake IN tho company OF peers whose
ancestors had been attained for treason
AGAINST h Pl%antagenets.
Tho envy OF the class which he
quilted. and h civil scorn of the class
snto which he intruded himself. were
Tx In very significant ways. The
saector of Saxony at first refused "a
the new majesty. Louis
10y looked down on his brother king
Math an air not unlike that with which
~ count OF Moliere's play regards
A0nAleur Jourdain. just fresh from the
MAuMInery or being made a gentleman.
turn for Its recognition and at last
91ve Il ~ungraciously.
= Parsimonious kinq.
I1uerlck was succeeded by his son.
Sfederick William. a prince who must
g alloWed to have possessed some tall
49, 1or administration, but whose
character was disigured by the most
ooious vices and whose eccentrtcities
IRE such as g had been seen Oft
= 9 madhouse. He was exact and diI-
eSnI In the transaction OF business
~ ~ 9 was the first who formed the
1911 c1kk of obtaining for Prussia a place
..1s0ne q european powers, altogether
Sas.4l proportion to it's extent and
Y0nuiation, by means OF q strong milf
~ establishment.
economy enabled him to keep
establishment ar 90 Onn
These troops were disciplined in
Scon z manner that placed beside them
~ aousehold regiments OF Versailles
. 49, 81 James would have appeared an
squad. TIE master OF such y
3sEcs could not but be regarded by all
- q a formfdahle enenov
- valuable ally.
1ut the mind OF Frederick William
SAs.so il regulated that all his inclina-
sscrs " r esaa passions, and all his pas
eSnnaslntellectual disease. His parairnnnv
OeNnerAted into sordid avarfce. His
0gsa Tor military pomp and order he
me mania, like that az a nnfch
OF tulips. While the enyoys
- Y Of Berlin were in q state
poverty, as moved the laugh
~ % foreign ca~pitals-while the food
yhe royal family was 80 bad that
49, hunge loathed it-no price was
= too e~xtravagant for tall re-
AFcrtuns For One Recruit.
! 49, inhibition OF the kings was to
sslm1 brigade OF giants, and every
oe slnn1onSabove ordinary stature. These
= = were not conflrmed to Eu-
49, No head that lowered above thaj
1eoMd ~ the baxars OF Aleppo. 81 Cairo |
ii Snlat could escape the crimps of
S1e11ck William. One Irishman. more
- svsn feet high, who was picked
~ n@s4zond hy the Prussian ambas-
4~asHgErecetyed 8 bounty Of nearly ST.
Aeerltsig <Se.500y-very much more
AAaKnbassAdor's salary.
aE@le#extravAgance was the more
eAx0~sbecAlse stout youth Of I'VE
essea<hk Nho mtght have been pro-d
ssaew s5dolaars would, In all
n1llnhlss e0lidtsr. Butte Frederick VIII
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