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Show Foosevelt and the Kaiser Copyright, 1910, by John Elfreth Watklrw. I Lit week the most con-oof con-oof America will bo a ?oof of iho most con-4 con-4 of Europe, ami unto presented the moat 'atfonal roup in which boon represented since fed Benjamin Franklin rait has hobnobbed with 5? since he left Africa, clpatca his visit to the Rt Interest, bocousc bo-niHUcs bo-niHUcs of these two men It has lorn? noted Similarity, despite the ands diametrically op-er op-er In his fundamental rnnlent. While he was ibcvcU's correspondence became more parsannl r other ru or. The cm-of cm-of his yachts for Miss elected Tier to christen I sent her diamond rcnlr of the event. Ho brother. Prince Henry Lmerlcan presdlcnt. und sovelt and Hohenzollcrn linked in popular fancy 'abroad the fantastic alser wished to marry our president's daugli- flerco light that beats d of all their official teldered only from the volt and the kaiser do est nsr parallels. They ge-nfty-one and both f 27th or tho month, or. 1858, and the kaiser mmTy'r capped at Birth, under a physical han-boy han-boy I was pis-chested loosevelt says of him-crcMlo him-crcMlo asthma threat-ad threat-ad his life. At the same inw William was suf-ppled suf-ppled left arm. due to at birth. Each lad's was to become strong d each succeeded. Torn To-rn use his once lame, all ordinary purposes, and oven for playing s Is sold to bn still un-o un-o the shoulder, i picture of William la a half century ago, by ndmother, Quoen Vic-ust Vic-ust seen him for the Ins in at Mrs. Ilobb's , In a little white dress and was so good. He lild, with a beautiful rery fine shonldcrs and imi Vit? a cly, dear face- Vicky wJ v,rrlt-5'Ja,?d a,so Louise of Baden. Sf.irf'rn8 eyof Vicky's mouth ami very fair, curly hair. We felL ho hBXRY ,to .see hlm Qt last!" S 'P1 was Uttlo prince's mother and Queen Victoria's daughter. 'Trltz" was his fatlior and predecessor on tho &-riauntirne' aRd :Lou,ao of Baden wao mSl?m!8ii'mllIta,T. education com-mencQd com-mencQd at tho ago of G undor the tuition of a sergeant, who In a few months kuvo iYX-A? ia CftPtQl "f artillery. Although ho had been on the hands of governesses rrom Infancy, ho was put under a cen-oral cen-oral tutor at 7. But lio nto dinner every day with his parents, was taken along with thorn on their walks. . They gave him a Spartan training, put him to sleep in a plain and simple room, had him up at 6 In the morning to commence com-mence a rigid roullne, and put him to play upon an equality with other boys of his age. Ho had regular Instruction In military tactics, marksmanship, riding., swimming, rowing- and sailing. lie had his own boat, which he named the Cuckoo and in which he and his brother. Prince Henry he who was here a few years aso used to soil. During those some years the Invalid boy Roosevelt was at work in tho gymnasium gym-nasium fitted up for him on the back porch of his Twentieth street home In New York, or nt his father's countrv place. Tranquillity, was learning to ruh and ride, row and swim. Each Boy Had Favorite Author. , Each of these boys Is said to have had the same favorite author Fenlmorc Cooper. "Loathcrstocklng Talcs" was the special delight of the future president, presi-dent, while the game which the future emperor preferred to all others was" a sham Indian nght suggested by tho same writer. At 15 William and his brother Henry entered the public academy at KasBol, where his favorite studies were history and herofc poetry. A teacher at this school sought the young price's future influence by giving- him in advanco tho text of; a Greek examination. William copied the matter upon the blackboard that all of his classmates might havo the same chance. Just, before this Roosevelt, too, had also been studying in Germany. This was his second trip to Europe, and, with his brother and slater, ho was placed for awhile under a tutor in Dresden. It was then thnt he gained a liking for the tongue of the fatherland In which he will speak with the kaiser. Tho German classics are said to havo been among tho favorite studies of his youth, and during tho next few days he will havo no regret re-gret for the hours devoted to them. itoosevoit was ine ursr. oi tnese laas to enter college. He went up to Harvard In 1K76, while Prince "William did not until the following year enter nt Boon, whero he was placed in a modest villa under tho thumbs of both a major and lieutenant of the army, who subjected him to rigid military discipline. And while tho prince was belncr put through this course of sprouts, Roosevelt, now freo from the asthma, was learning to box and wrestle. Another Coincidence of Dates. It If another odd coincidence of dates that Prince William and Theodore Roosevelt Roose-velt were oach married, as well as born, on the 27th of the m'onth. Roosevelt in October. 18S0 his twenty-socond birthday birth-day and "William the following February. juBt a month nftor his twenty-socond . birthday. This was Roosevelt's first marriage, mar-riage, that to Miss Allco Lee. mother of the present Mrs. Allco Roosevelt Long-worth. Long-worth. When just after his unsuccessful unsuccess-ful campaign for mayor of -New Tork, in 1S85, Roosevelt married tho second time arid toured Europe on the wedding Journey Jour-ney whiclu in part, he lately retraced William was two stops from the thron. for his grandfather, now In his 00th year, was still reigning and. his father wjis merely the crown prince. Events were now to fall thick and fast, however. William Wil-liam I. died March 9, 1888, and tho new emperor followed him to tho grave scarce a hundred dajn later. William tho oecond thus being unexpectedly elovated to the throne Jane 1G, 188S. when hp was 29 years old. At this time Roosevelt was having published his "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail:" also his "Essays on Practical Politics." More than thlrtoon yoara were to fall boforc lie was to preside pre-side over the destinies of a great nation. Either of these young man would rather rath-er have had a hand at aoldtnrlng than any other kind of diversion. William, who at 11 had wept beciiuso unable to go into the .Franco-Prussian war, kept up his military mil-itary training- from the start and white now rankn were being conferred upon him. Roosevelt, as best he might, Tvaa playlnff ,at the same game. At 26 lie was a. lieutenant lieu-tenant and at 38 a captain In the National Guard. And later when the Spanish war soemed Immlnont ho vainly sought a colonelcy In the militia, this before hln' commission as lieutenant colonel of the Rough Riders. Have Other Hobbies in Common. Threo othor hobbles that tho lcals&r and Roosovolt have In common aro worships, wor-ships, horsoflooh. and hunting. Both of them know tho technical points of n. warship war-ship from keel to mast tip and both of them boMovo that tho bo3t thing for tho Some Interesting Parallels Between These Unique Per-1 lH By JOHN ELFRETH W ATKINS S Same Day of Month. inside of a man is the outside of a horse. Both of these geniuses" havo loved to play the role of lay-preacher almost as well as tlmt of soldier, navy builder or rough rider. William frequently preaches an actual sermon, with Biblical text and on board his yacht he acts as chaplain, on Sundays offering prayer after preaching preach-ing the sermon. But whero Roosevelt and tho kaiser resemble each othor most In temperament tempera-ment ia In thoir multiplicity of Interests. Inter-ests. Just as tho Amorlcan president collaborated in attempts at the rovision of spelling, tho writing of books, tho sav-. sav-. Ing of forests, the exposure, of psoudo-naturnllsts, psoudo-naturnllsts, tho settlement ofJ Btrikes, tho Improvement of country lifo nnd tho regulation regu-lation of family life, tho German emperor em-peror makes drawings for tho statues inado by the government. rearranges oporaB, as well as the musical programmes for church fjerviccs, selects church organs, or-gans, rearranges tho plots and scenic effects of plays, altera tho technical plans of battleships by inserting drawings of his own. It Is also one of his hobbles to visit laboratories where important scientific experiments are being mode, and thus he followed the development of trl-color photography, of Dr. Koch's tuberculin, tu-berculin, of diphtheria experiments, of tho X-ray and liquid air. His talent for painting Is said to be inherited from his mother. When ho was 27 tho Berlin art exhibition displayed a largo marine canvas from his brush. He is further talented as both a pianist and linguist. His French Is said to be perfect, a.nd his English very rapid and free from the usual German harshness. In exuberance of spirit the kaiser and tho ex-prcsldent aro as much alike as In their tastes for recreation and their , strcnuousncss'. Thus when the kalsci some time ago wired his congratulations to the winning Cambridge crew, he was truly Rooseveltlan In his Inability to suppress sup-press outward, applause for good sportsmanship. sports-manship. Agree on Race Suicide. And upon the matter, of the size of families these two distinguished personages person-ages will agree, the kalsor being the father of fscven and Mr. Roose'elt of six children. Both are family men. William Wil-liam and his bride lived very simply ho-foro ho-foro they became sovereigns, dining to gether at 1, taking tea at 5 and a simple sim-ple supper about 8. It was always the princess' boast that she ate breakfast with hor lord and immediately after the first menl of the day she wont to the nursery and looked after the little princes and princesses. Tho present appearance of the knlscr may be Judged from this composite word jEketch based upon tlic various descriptions descrip-tions given by his recont biographers. Ho Is not nearly ho tall ns his pictures would indicate, stnnding only live feet seven. Ills head 1b of medium size and regular shape, tho forehead being high, broad and rounded; nose, thin, straight, pointed and now connected to the cars by two creases; eyes, a clear bluish gray, with an oxprosslon of dreaminess; eyebrows, eye-brows, light chestnut In color; chin, strong, though rounded; mouth, generous, with thick underllp and teeth, naturally poor, but well cared for. It Is said that few of the kaiser's portraits convey his expression, which Is far softer than the camera or the brush would lead one to suppose The "imperial glance." familiar to U3 on this sldo of the water. Is said by ono biographer to be "merely assumed for the photographer." He talks rapidly with a strong, woll modulated voice and cuts his words vory cloarly and proclsoly. His German has little of the . guttural sound. Both Tennis Players. He can give Mr. Roosevelt a run at tho latter's favorite game of tonnls. He Is still fond, also, of rowing and riding, llo refers to his sporting tendenclos by calling himself "tho frisky Brandon-burgor." Brandon-burgor." The dnlly programme of the omperor and omproBB is said to be as follows: They rise at IS a. m.. the emporor immediately imme-diately donning a. general's fatiguo uniform uni-form "and the omprcBs a street costume. (Both of thorn havo a contempt for negligee.) The empress In a llttlo private salon of hor own propare3 with her own hands tho Imperial breakfast, generally of tea, eggs and cold meat. The only servants ser-vants who aro around during this repast are footmon, who wait In tho corridor to respond when rung for. At 8 the emperor em-peror goes to hia study, while the empress em-press attends to her houBehold duties, her charities or her church work, until 9. when tho two sovereigns go for a drive. At 10 the kaiser listens to tho report of the marshal of tho court, who keeps tho social programme. Then como members of the cabinet and the chancellor, chancel-lor, whose audiences are finished at 1. At 1:30 the royal family sit down In tho hall of columns to a midday dinner, sometimes shared with a court functionary function-ary or two. At this meal they drink red or white wine during the coursos and sparkling mosollo with their dessert. They . L. .UM ,-i i.L....U--L.- ii i. -jmj H next drink their coffco In the empress's JH apartments and then it is tlmo for the ;H afternoon drive. At u the kaiser rcsumea ,1 affairs of state. The evening is passed iH cither at the tKoater or at a social tunc- tion, when, If tho gathering Is Informal, the. kaiser likes to play his favorlto card tH game, "skat." For the entertainment of such dlslln- .H gulsbed guests as Theodore Roosevelt and for ordinary expenses besides, Prussia iH allows the kaiser 53,810,121 a year, and In addition he derives a revenue from a vast amount of private property, luclud- H lug several forests, fifty-two castles and ;H eighty-three farms. Thus, you will see. the kalserln does not herself cook tho 'H Imperial breakfast because of any mo- 'H tlvcs of economy. IH |