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Show Tho Kaiser's Lore of Adventure. In one particular at least the young emperor of Germany seeks to emulate the example of the famous Caliph of Bagdad. He makes a practice of prowling prowl-ing around incognito, as if he were determined de-termined to find out by means of his own eyes and ears the will and wants of his people. The military people do not fancy this sort of thing, for they are (in Germany, of all countries) severe sticklers stick-lers at etiquette, and they regard it as shockingly infra dig. that their sovereign should snoop around barracks in the darkness of night in the disguise sometimes some-times of a patrolman and sometimes of an officer. Another practice of William's Will-iam's is to call informally upon his acquaintances ac-quaintances in Berlin. At any hour of the day or evening he is likely to make his appearance in the house of a friend, and, of course, being the kaiser, he has to be made welcome. Herbert Bismarck was entertaining a party of friends in his bachelor quarters when, all of a sudden, sud-den, the emperor walked in. A seat was put for his'majesty at tho table, and for an hour or so the emperor chatted gayly with the guests, then, apologizing graciously for his intrusion, the kaiser bade the company good evening and went his way. Eugene Field in Chicago News. |