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The Kaiser as I Knew Him for Fourteen Years By ARTHUR N. DAVIS. D. D. S. (Copyright. 191*. by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) CHAPTER XI. The Kalserin. Although I had frequently seen the kalserin in the company of the kaiser. I did not uetually meet her until she became my patient, in 1012, from which time on she visited me more or less regularly. Without going deeply Into her his tory, It may be sufficient to recall that when the kaiser murrled her, in 1881, she was the Princess Victoria of Mchleswlg-Ilolstein-Sonderburg -Augus tenberg. She was a year older thuu her husband. Site commanded no par ticular weulth and was not us prepos sessing then, perhaps, us she became when, some years luter, her hulr turned white und softened her rather lurge features and too highly colored complexion. My first Introduction to the kalserin occurreo one Sunday afternoon at the Berlin palace, where I had been In structed to be at three o’clock. I was conducted up the stuirway und. on the first binding I met the kulser, who was waiting for me. “Well, navis,” he said, “I hope I haven't spoiled your Sunday afternoon, but I assure you it was not for myself I sent for you, but for my wife. She , has been suffering for several days and we ure going to have a state ball on Tuesday und I want you to get her in order, so thut she can attend it. as It Is I one of the most Important social func- | tlons of the season. Follow me, and I will take you to my wife und introduce you.” We accordingly entered u very large sitting ro&ni. The empress. In a negli gee of her favorite royal purple, en tered aud shook hands with me cor dially. She looked very worn, and It whs plain that she had been suffering considerable pain und loss of sleep. She had a handsome figure und was stately In her carriage, but her crown ing glory was a profusion of white hair. She was then fifty-four years old, hut her hair had turned white many years before. It was said. Indeed, that the change hud been brought about rather sudden ly as a result of certain drugs she hnd taken In un effort to avert a tendency to avoirdupois which hnd developed. I know the kulser loathed fnt wom en. On more than one occasion he had suld to me us he bade me fare well : “Well. I>avls, you huve kept me here tulklng so long you have almost spoiled my morning walk, but I'll take a walk through the Tlergarten Just the sume.'' and then he would add disgust edly. "where I presume I will have to greet ull the fut Jewesses In the park!” But to return to the knlserin: The . kalserin’s physician Joined us, and ' there were several maids—very supe- i rlor young women —In attendance upon their royal mistress. After I had examined the empress , and had given my advice, the physl- , clan explained to me in u low voice that It was necessary to be cautious and not do much, as he was afraid of her physical condition. “Anything you do for her majesty,” j he explained, "would require giving an anaesthetic. She Is not in condition to stand pain without. The only unues thetlc her majesty will tuke Is chloro form. I've administered it to her eleven times and I know Just what It means. I'm afraid of her heart at this time. Indeed, Just us soon us I can get her into condition I want her to go to Nauheim for the cure." His übiriuing words caused quite a flurry among the maids and they crowded uround the empress and begged her to have nothing done that day but to endure her suffering a little longer In the hope thut relief would come without the necessity of an oper ation at that time. Their pleadings prevailed upon the putlent to postpone the treatment. This made the kaiser very angry and he walked up and down the room Im patiently. "Here," he said, “I've got Doctor Davis to come in on a Sunday after noon. und you want to be in shape for the ball on Tuesday, and now you won’t have anything done! That's the way with the women!” Then be turned to me anti said: “Well. Davis, I’m sorry to have spoiled your day.” And he dushed out of thu room, apparently much provoked. I felt I had almost witnessed u family quarrel, but the Incident Indtcutod to me that whatever hopes the kaiser might entertain of one day dominat ing the world, he had not yet acquired undisputed dominion in his own house hold! I did not see the kalserin nguln for nearly a year, when she came to my office with u lady-in-waiting. She arrived in her own car. Its ap proach was heralded by the imperial "Tadi-Tada” without the concluding "Ta-Ta,” which latter was reserved exclusively for the kulser, and not even the kalserin was allowed to use it. The kaiser's "Tadi-Tada-Tu-Ta” was the subject of much surcasm among the proletariat, who satirically put it to the words: “Celerle-Salat-Ta-Ta,” an allusion to the luxuries of the royal table which contrasted most unfavor ably with the simple uieuls to which they were accustomed; while the so cialists showed their sentiments very plainly by improvising the words: "Von Unsern Geld-Tn-Ta," meaning, “From our money-ta-ta," referring to the royal Immunity from tuxatlon which was one of their bitterest pills. It was not long after I had known the kalserin before she made clear to me that she possessed a most dicta torial manner, which was quite In con trust with thut of the kaiser, at least when lie was In my office. She objected strenuously to remov ing her hat—and she usually wore a lurge one with u veil—but flnully yield ed when I explained thut I could not accomplish my work satisfactorily un less she did. When I placed cotton rolls In her mouth, she Insisted that as she did not like the sensation of the cotton against her lips or tongue, I would have to encase the cotton in rubber. I told her politely but firmly that my work would be done in my own way, nnd she flnully acquiesced, adding: "Well. If you make such a point of it. doctor, I suppose I shall have to let you huve your way.’’ From that time on the kalserin came to me more or less regularly. Her lackey usually followed her Into the house carrying an artistic lunch box or hag containing sandwiches and bouil lon, of which the empress -nrtook in my office. The Princess Victoria Louise, the kaiser's only daughter, I may mention, usuully came similarly provided. No Germun ever lets any thing interfere with his second break fast. The empress never spoke on politi cal subjects. She wua not particularly hrtlllunt und evidenced some reluc tance to air her views on international niTalrs. as though she were not quite sure of herself. Certainly, she was not nearly as talkative as the kaiser. When she did unburden herself. It was usually In connection with domestic subjects. It whs suid In Germany that her only Interest in life was represent ed by the "three K’s.” Kinder, Kirche and Kuche—children, church and kitchen—and there is no question about It that she seldom spoke on other sub jects when talking with me. The kalserin came to me after the war with America started, but appar ently she hud felt some hesitation about doing so. because the kaiser told me shortly before her visit that she intended coming, hut pointed out that she had decided to do so only upon his recommendation. In June, 1017, I received a letter from the kaiserln's physician Inclos ing one which he said had been writ ten by the kuiserin, but which wus both unsigned nnd unaddressed. It requested me to visit the royal palace at Ilomhurg v. d. Hohe, which, In con junction with the udjolnlng town of Kreuznuch, was then the location of the great array lieadquarters. During the time I was there I could not help observing how extremely tim id the servants seemed to be of the kulserln. One expected to find the utmost servility among the knlser's underlings, hut I confess It came rath er as a shock to me to see the maids wulklng so timidly and talking so fear fully when In the presence of their white-haired royal mistress. I noted J particularly how very gently they ' knocked at the door before entering nnd how, after knocking, they liumedi- ! ately placed their heads ugalnst the punei that they might catch the kalserin’s low command to enter the first time, and so make It unneces sary for her to repeat it. Their de meanor was particularly noticeable be- j cause the kalserin never seemed to I display the slightest Impatience or 111- I temper when denting with her serv ants. ludeed, she seemed to me to act no differently from the humblest haus frau In the country. Before I left Ilomhurg, slie asked me whether I was comfortably sltuuted and if everything was ull right for me. I told her that everything was quite satisfactory and mentioned particular ly how nlep it wgs ty have food exactly as we hud had It before the war. "Yes,” she replied, "we huve every thing. I am very careful what I eat. I watch my health very closely.” I remarked, too. how wonderful It must be to have sixty palaces like the Homhurg establishment, the beauties of which hnd deeply Impressed ine, adding: “His majesty, I understand, has sixty of them, has he not?” "Not quite sixty," she corrected. "Be tween fifty and sixty." Between fifty and sixty palaces! I could not help thinking of the re mark the kaiser.once made to me when talking of tlie manner in which Amer ican millionaires made their fortunes: “It breeds socialism When the time cume for me to re turn to Berlin, the kalserin bade me adieu, but uttered not a word of thanks for my having given up my practice j for three days to work exclusively for j her. (Continued Next Week) MORE WHEAT IN BIN LESS ON THE GROUND That any wh**'t grower can save enough wheat to pay for a new .earn "f hersi s a year simply by putting tin 'rip- over tin* knotholes in the floor f bis v' -at “I.; v >e" and by fastening a • i'tivns atrp t i -e inches wide all the !• of tl : • . next to •• n o-. I- tl I li«-f Of I. I! Rust, ‘nror-fn *it ln«- r --.n «* • *»n und rancher of Wdd count’- h-*s himself tried •it the wheat-saving scheme Aa tin* he-*-'or moves ah.ng the Id nd tl t h rows o !’ • Irrg*. coil bb -i'b' • of the -'■n M ad- sill throng!' th*- loose lat ch work <! in** h-trg.-s’ and sift uf also through knot If. V. In th<- or of •'•#» b e I R: t lec’ir“* "b i'ky" hart »ih lo vin r " of who: t ’ -hind if as it notes b nr The c t-.v:* • -ir'it 'nst-ned fi-mlr to i •■* fl‘ ' *T ’ h r-j“ and e'tending : n i f •••■ i . up 1 e sides '< i M • 4d ' • radi ;n REGARDING THE NEW MILL FEEDS PLEDGE A sin pie pled of t o-or is mo « btndlr* to un At e i n t an a -i , e and wifm-ssed tr > is o a tietn That is why He bert Hoover, fo seeing a disustrou short-tge of wb mill fee. s n <i co •* quenT lna- of dal bards. r\’ i| l tur.io t io tin farmer* Vmerica and ask« j th-*m to plel, t’.e: !*.«• on t’e r honor to U w beat f ode for »-o nth- 'uirj ose th.t the feedlug of (fair-, outlie, poultry an >ot ng p'is and calt ■a.at ;ti ip . more than a sixty ' > supply of when mill feed? on hand He KNEW ’hat t'-e farmer’s rle 'r handed to the i» HI r f oil wlio>i h bought hit* fe. d w: a- t*ol as a LI KRTY bend, would be •• 'orced by hi conscience• wit? out policing or In •*» t'on. and would be V«-pt r v-,*-v he cau«e of t’e farmer's own f;.r si hte • od sense Daily Thought. In general, pride Is at the bottom of all great mistakes.—ltuskln. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that bids will !»■ received by The Hoard of Directors of The Fort Kent DitchPCompany for the m id.-ning and equalising of tlie grade of the irrigating ditch owned and operated by The Fort Hunt Ditch Coin puny. know n ms THE COLOItADD AND] I' \NSAS CANAL commencing at tlie •'•nd gut*- of said ditch, thence running in mi easterly direction down the ditch to a point on the ditch a distance of fix miles from the headgate. Bids will , he received for removing the earth work, and ilso for removing the rock from said ditch, according to the plm./- 1 and spec i f lea tlons of the Engineer of -.id Tlie Fort Bent Ditch Company, on fib' with E. M. Whitaker, Secretary of said Company. ,«t his office in Igiinur, Colorado. Hid* must be in strict nc cordnne*. with said plans and specifica tions, nnd will be received at said Sec retary's Office, in I.ainnr. Colorado, un til 3 o'clock p. in on Saturday, October 2«ith. 191*. Tlie Hoard of Directors of The Fort Bent Ditch Company reserves the right lo reject any or all bids received. By order of the Hoard of Directors of Tlie Fort Hent Ditch Company. Dated at Lamar, Colorado, this 10th day of October. A. I). 191*. EUGENE M. WHITAKER. Secretary. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY Estate of Flora T. Martin, Deceased. Tlie undersigned having been np i""r»t'-d administratrix of the Estate of •Morn T. Martin, late of the County oi Prowers, in tlie State of Colorado, de ceased. hereby gives notice that sin w ill appear before the County Court of ■*'id Prowers County. at the Court House In Lamar, in said County, on Al•11id av, tlo- 2.‘>th day of November. A IV 1918, .it Hi,- hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day. at which time all per sons having elaims against said estate are notified and requested to attend Tor i ne purpose of having the same adjust ed. All persons indebted to said estate are requested t.. make immediate pay ment to the undef-signed. Dated at Lunar. Colorado, this nine teenth da> of October. A. D. 1918. VIDA M. FLETCHER, Administratrix of the estate of Flora T. Martin. Deceased. .1. K. Doughty. Attorney. First Pub., Oct. 33. 1918. !*ast Pub. Nov. 12. 1918. NEW SANTAFE SCHEDULE UlTe. live June 2. 1918. Cosl Hound West Hound No. 2 •• r.o mu. No. 3 *9:15 p. in N" * *B:2.*> a.in No. 7 *9:31 pin No. • •;{:<•() a in. No. 9 *11:05 am No x 1:42 p in. No. 1 2:38 a.m. N" 10 1-: IS a.m.No. 5 1:35 a.m V - 13 1:15 p.m.No. 11 10:46 am. No fiO-i lo oi a.m.No. 601 12:25 p.m. A V Ex s *. r,y p.m A.V.. Ex. S. 8:30 a.m. •Np stop. *No atop. A. N. I’ARRISH, President J. H. THATCHER, Vice President J. F. MAURER, Cashier FIRST NATIONAL BANK LAMAR. COLORADO Capital Stock - $50,000. Surplus - $50,000. DIRECTORS: JOHN F. MAURER JOHN H. THATCHER LEWIS BARNUM A. N. PARRISH G. F. TROTTER C. M. LEE B. T. McCLAVE R. E. ADAMS President Vice Pres. 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