Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 39, 18 December 1910 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 1910.

KAISER CRUSADES ; Oil INTEMPERANCE

Establishes Milk Canteen on Farm as Example for His Subjects.

OTHER GERMAN NEWS

Important Legislation PendingMay Clear Lord Bathurst Mystery.

(Amerlcmn New Service) Berlin. Dec. 17. There Is no cud to the surprise which the kaiser gives bis beloved subjects, whom he always etpects to be Interested In the same subjects which are filling bis own mind, at this particular time. Just now It Is temperance, and to show his practical interest Id the cause, the kaiser has established a milk canteen at- bta model farm and pottery works at Cadlnen for the accommodation of working men passing to and from their work, as well as for the benefit of the numerous tour ists who visit the town. Milk will be supplied at cost price from the royal herds. Any profit, which unwit. tlngly results, will be turned over to the Prussian state foundling homes. The kaiser never loses an opportunity to preach temperance. One time It Is to university students; another to the men of army and navy. There la of course no truth In the statements that the emperor himself Is a total abstainer, he has always drank In moderation, and still does so, although he has accustomed himself to Imbibing less than he did as a ounger man. Ills bosom friend. lYInce Max Kgen iu Purstenberg, advertises on every bottle of beer pro-Itonau-Eschlneen. that It Is the "table beverage of ills IaJesty, the German Kmperor and King of Prussia" and the same legend Is now prominently displayed at a gigantic new Berlin leer hall and concert house, for which the Purstenberg brewery owns the drink concession. Probably suspecting that the next relchatag Is not to be one which Is to be handled very easily or be Induced to look at matters from the Imperial chancellor's point of view, the government is lining every effort to crowd the greatest number of Impor

tant bills through during the present session. The most vital of all government bills Is the quinquennial army bill ixing the strength of the military establishment for the next five years. It is proposed to strengthen the striking power of the army without increasing Us personnel except to the extent of a couple of hundred officers. An increase in the machine gun division, so that each infantry regiment will eventually be provided with its own battery, is the most Interesting Item In the bill. Representatives of all the automobile clubs of Germany, assembled In the imperial automobile club at Berlin, have drawn up a program of competitions for the coming year. It was decided ' that the Prince Henry race should be confined to members of the imperial automobile club, with the proviso that the club undertakes to arrange for a great touring competition in which members of all German clubs may take part. In addition to this an international race Is to take place In Thuringia next May with a speed test in mountain climbing included. Lastly a speed race is to be arranged, comprising the towns of Hanover, Brunswick. Bremen and Madgeburg. The delegates also discussed measures for improving the system of signs and signaling used in automoblllng. The controversy in Germany between the government a'nd the people about the alleged existence of a meat famine and the way to remedy it Is closed, at least for the present. It may be made a plank In the political platform at the next general election. The government was formally Interpellated In parliament on the subject, and as formally refused to open Its frontiers generally to the free Import of meat. Its case Is a pretty strong one. It has sanctioned the Import of French meat with the proviso that if the foot and mouth disease again appears In France, where it has ceased for the last eighteen months, the import is to stop. It has also sanctioned the Import from Denmark with a ten days' quarantine, and to a smaller extent the Import from Austria. But there can be no talk of the abolition or even lowering of the duties on meat or fodder. Nor can there be a lowering of railway freight rates they are already at a minimum. A rise In price Is not denied, but it corresponds to a rise in prices all along the line. The consumption of horseflesh has fallen off throughout the empire and the consumption of fish has not risen as it would have done if there was a serious meat scarcity. All this is doubtless true from the statesman's point of view, but it Is equally true that there Is a real scarcity of meat

among the working classes. I am told of a brtk layer. with family of nine children for whom soup with half a pound of meat in It Is the regular meat meal, and that only twice a week. And this, probably, represents a common state of things. Borkum and Emden are to be garrisoned with an additional artillery regiment, and new aerial stations are to be established on the Russian and French frontiers. The Imperial budget reveals the familiar deficit, though this years $24,250,000 is the smallest on record. It will be covered by the time tried recourse to a loan, despite the government's promise that the notorious f nance reform of 1909, that cost Prince Buelow his official head, had once and for all obviated the necessity of future borrowing. A skeleton found in a wood near the village at Quitzow, may turn out to be that of Lord Bathurst, the English ambassador at Vienna, who disappeared on the 25th of November, 1909, as he was returning to England. The ambassador's mysterious disappearance caused great excitement throughout Europe. Early in , the spring of 1809, Lord Bathurst bad been sent on a secret mission to the Vienna court and at the conclusion of the peace meeting at Schonbrun on the 18th of October of the same, year received orders to return home. He started on the Journey and traveled from Berlin under the name of Koch, a merchant. On November 25 he arrived in Perleburg. Here he entered an hotel beside the posting station. In the evening when the Journey would have been resumed, Lord Bathurst was missing. His overcoat was found later on a heap of wood in the cellar of the posting station, and his leggings in a wood near the village of Quitzow, not far from Perleberg by women who were gathering fuel. There was a secret military Inquiry Into Lord Bathurst's disappearance and rumor was circulated that he bad been murdered by the order of Napoleon. This rumor was credited In some quarters, as at the time the enmity of France and England had reached its highest stage. When the inquiry Into the envoy's disappearance came to naught prominent criminologists and historians occupied themselves with the case, without, however, arriving at any decision. Now, near the same spot where Lord Bathurst's leggings were found, a man's skeleton has been discovered. It is believed to be that of the English ambassador.

A CUP OF TEA,

It Ply a Curious Part In Chin Business Etiquctt. When a salesman or person sekiag a business interview presents bis card at the entrance to a Chinese merchant's place of business the possi bllity of an audience depends altogether upon bow be deports himself while awaiting the return of the card bearer. Should he be so indiscreet as to put one foot over the twelve Inch railing that Intervenes between the step and the doorway no manner of persuasion can prevail upon the merchant to grant him an interview. In case he waits patiently in the space allotted to unknown callers this fact is noted, and he Is usually ushered in. Once in, there Is still a more delicate matter to be disposed of. and In case the newcomer Is ignorant of the custom be fares IU with his errand. Immediately upon the caller's entering and taking a seat a servant brings a serving of tea. which Includes a small cup for each person present The point of etiquette demands that this tea shall not be touched until the guest is ready to depart, in case the interview has been a pleasant one, in which case the caller Is supposed to take up and drink his tea at parting, and at this signal all the others do likewise. However, should it so happen that the Chinaman is not pleased with his caller and Is In any way annoyed by him the merchant takes up the tea and begins to drink at once, which act is a direct and decided hint that the interview is. ended and has not been to the pleasure of the merchant. The caller Is then expected to take his Immediate departure. When a caller has become well acquainted some of the formality is broken by the Chinese, and on a, cold day a cup of tea is served immediately to the guest in a social way. But the "formal" tea is still to be observed and partaken of at parting, irrespective of the cup given to warm and greet the caller on his arrival. This, however. Is done only after many visits, when the business dealings have been of such a nature as to warrant friendship and hospitality. Youth's Companion.

CUTTING HIS PANTS.

Domestic SeUnc. "Necessity Is the mother of Invention," remarked the cook as she used her nightcap for a pudding bag.

Or. Syntax. On the English coast, at Land's End, there stands a curiously formed bowlder with a profile resembling that of a human face. It is supposed that once the rocky head was held proudly erect and could look out over the blue sea, but during some period of disturbance the huge bowlder was thrown forward, so that now the forehead of the man rests against a neighboring rock. All these rugged and massive pieces bordering the eoast are fine granite. Locally the curious bowlder is known as Dr. Syntax.

A Funny Man's Criticism of th Sartorial Artist's Efforts. When a tailor puts you on the measuring box, with a man guarding the door so that you can't get away and

another making a book on the game, be reels off something like this as ha goes about you with his measuring tape: "13 2 11-16 S 4-1S 11 4t Gee, you're beginning to get a front, ain't you? 17 side and two hips, Jlmmie 33V 5& Can you rme in tomorrow or Friday? 1S 6 House or a flat, did you say ? 28 Custom of the house to bare a deposit on all orders 16 What was that last. Jinimie, did I say? Oh, make it 23 in the middleWhat did you say your name was, mister ? Now, nobody can make any combination. of the foregoing figures which will spell anything like a decent pair of pants. But the tailor cares nothing whatever about the figures which he calls out to Jinunle and Indeed makes no reference to them la his later operations. He knows the pants won't fit, anyhow, so what's the use? If you watch him you will discover that be usually takes up some other man's measurements when .he undertakes the laying out of that particular garment on which he puts jour name. Having selected from the mass of

papers on his desk a set of figures which suits him, he goes behind his counter, yawns, looks in the glass, smooth down his hair, bunts for the place where he left his cigar and at last picks up a thing which looks like a board rule, with a curve in the corner like a hockey stick. If you are not watching him he will probably cut your pants by ear and will not bother to use this Implement, but if you Insist upon inspection he'll make a pretense of scientific use of this instrument, whose real nature or purpose no human being knows or ever will know. What the tailor is thinking of as he begins to make chalk marks in a piece f blue paper, using this rule as a straight edge, is the "Joy ride" he is going to have with Marie in his new auto that evening. It makes no difference to him whether the chalk slips or not, nor is it important how far along this or that angle he allows the straight or curved line to run. He knows they are not going to fit. anyhow, so why should he bother about it overmuch? The only hope you can possibly have meantime is the one raised in your bosom when the tailor, from behind the counter, looks up and says: "Jiminie, why In the world didn't you mark the name on this gent's pants? Oh, well, never mind." The tailor goes on making several cute little pictures on the blue paper by. aicl.jnf tbis.rrvci ttinc. iUfU t

numbers scaftered along it here "and there. He draws to serem! isoscles triangle, converging at more or less the same point; but. not liking the looks of these, be rube out some of the lines and trfcs over asrain. Then he forgets which ones he rubbed out. It makes no difference anyhow. At List he stands off, critically gazes upon the pattern which he has been castlnjr, makes a hit or miss crosswise dab with the chalk which determines, wholly by chance, how long your pants are going to b and smiles to himself. Everybody's Magazine.

Fearless Qusen Sophia. In 1S00, when the combined armies of Victor Emmanuei and Garibaldi attacked Oaeta, Queen Sophie of Naples conducted the defense, her husband. Francis II, being utterly unnerved. Most of her time was spent upon the ramparts, where she remained during the hottest fire. She was absolutely without fear Once when a bomb burst In the room where she was dining with her husband and his suit she walked to a mirror that hung on the wall and. noticing that her hair was whitened by the plaster the bomb had scattered, remarked: "What a Py powdered heads are out of fashion! White hair suits me admirably."

H Wen th Trick. -Ob, George, dear," ahe whispered when he slipped the engagement ring on her tapering finger, "how sweet of you to remember just the sort of stone I preferred; Ntne of the other wa ever so thoughtful George was staggered but for moment. Then he came back with: "Not at all. dear. You overrate me. This is the one Tve always used. She was Inconsistent enough to cry about it.

Locality. "Where were you born? asked the Judpe of election. "Have I got t answer that question? inquired the man who wished to vote. "Yes; that's the law." "Well, sir, I was born in th steerage, If ye've got V know." Chicago Tribune.

Long and Short. "What's all this trouble about th long and short hanl?" demanded the secretary of the woman's club. "It's this way," explained the treasurer, "Some dressmakers say a train ought to be six feet in length. Others say three feet Is enough." Washington Herald.

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