The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-01-08
etiquette in the German Army.

Tile cavalry is the flvOrite arm OF the
German ar1ny, the UhlAns, rich i'll the
prestige Of the late war, being especially
popular, while the two crack regiments
are the Carrie tie Corps and the first
Garile Cuirassicr. These are composed
of men selected for their size, their ofli-
GERS bear tile Oldest names and their Hp-
pointments Are the very best. We be-
licvc they arc the heaviest cavalry III Eu-
rope, the average weight carried by each
horse being $50 pounds, and their mp
penrance in pure white uniform, with
cuirass nnd helmet Of polished brass, is
very striking, even superior to TINT of
the English Guards. There il great
rivalry between them; one lluS the llereli.
tary GrAnd Duke Of -ATecklenburg, the
other Il prince Of Hohenzolleri, anl there
is almost MI equal distribution Of lesser
notables. Each is given M opera box,
one under, the other opposite, the em-
peror's, mud they only agree III affecting
to ignore each other. Other regiments
arc Jealous, and say they are too fine for
use, and it is n fact tlat the emperor
would not allow them to engage dnring
the French war. So in tie triumphant
entry to Berlin ut the enl these troops
alVne were received in dead silence, and
the modification rHllkles yet. Their Off
GERS have in the extreme both The pride
and esprit dc c0rpscllnrnctcristic Of their
profession and order. Two Of them were
left cNrIls npOu certain GrIf, but
through mistake they were deliv-
cred 10 the greatest banker i'll
Berlin, who occupied the floor be-
low. Delighted with the attention
he Immediately asked them to dine, hut
they coolly returned the invitation with
= curt message, Saying the cNrlls Ind not
been left for him. This banker, by the
wav, WIS taken by Bismarck to Versailles
to arrange about the indemnity i'll 1871,
anl the story goes that when the latter
named the sum Of four milliarls, Jules
Favre exclaimed the thing was absurd,
that "it would take from the birth Of
Christ till now merely to count il. ."
"That's no consequence, said Bismarck,
"we have n man here who counts back to
the BIRTH Of Adam" An instance similar
to tile above I hcartl Of cuir1lSSier. The
mess were discussing whether or no they
might go to certain cOncGrt-rOOm in
uniform. Finally one said: 81 guess
we eau go, the kniser has been there.
"Ah, yes" sud another, "but not in
or uniform"
This wearing Of uniforms i'll question.
nl,lr places is IL matter about which all
officers are exceedingly particular, and
the senSitiveneSs about their honor and
good nNme from which it springs lMs de-
velopel what is calle1 the "Court Of
Honor" the most curious I know i'll
German society. Each regiment las its
court Of honor, composed Of NIL its Oiti-
GERS, by which nll matters affecting the
honor Of the regiment or its officers, lts
individuals, arc settled. Every new ofli-
Ger entering the regiment is proposed
before this cnurt, aud even though his
examination hr passed, must receive its
lluauimous vote before obtaining his
coHMiSsi5Ii: No II at!snscs are complained
of to this court, nnI presume i ;'li OIL
Ger were seen in the pArQuct OF d ttsseca!!eF,
W. HAHNtI4tNy Wv NOulNl w l'lpIHIllN hIklh"
momrd and disciplined, for no mail in
uniform ever sits uut Of tile boxes or
hIlcOnies. The principal function of
thr cU,rt, however. seems to he the
supervision Of all matters connected with
tlueling. II I'LL officer becomes involved,
lie lays the matter before the court Of
honor, aud they proceed to investigate it.
II they tind their cOmI1,tle to hive been
i'll the wrong, he is directed to tender an
apology. II, however, he l,as been ILL
suited they proceed to investigate the
character Of the offender. II his posi-
ton is found to he such that they can
fight Ms equals, the court arccts the
duel to take place, and the officer must
fight. Ii he refuse, the court hns the
power even to cashier him, anl il he
fights, the civil power furnishes him
with from two mouths to five yeurs' inl-
prisonmcnt, which pleasing prc,Iicnmcnt
naturally produces the most whiting
effect. There is not particle of Inv to
authorize such III institution, and it
exists only by the personal authority of
the princes.