The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-08
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! ". In very short time he conquered for
himself the distinction Of the greatest Rus
sian sheep owner but in his habits and
manners he remained always simple Ger
man farmer. TIE following anecd0te,
! characterizng his plainncss a. well as
his German sturdincss. is told Of him
| He was once in the waiting parlor
lof the Odessa Railroad depot where "a
young Russian nobleman was discours-
/ ing aloud on the advantages and disad
vantagcs Of sheep breeding. The Young
man made some statements which the Ger
man colonst thought proper to correct
! But as soon as the latter offered his objec-
| tons the young noble said DO you know
10 whom YOU are talking, siry | am Count
/ y. n, and / have in my pastures 10000
head Of sheep. am entitled to the rccog-
milton Of one who judges from experience
"Just So" answered the German farmer in
! broken Russian. "But ! have 10000 dogs
guarding my herds Of sheep. My name is
/ Ivan Falz-Fein."
| An Artistic Icouociast.
NJ. AWARD. president Of the chamber Of
commerce at Lyons and Deputy. has I'M
dcrtaken 20 convince the French that their
| famous porceGins Of SeNrcs and GObelin Ia
pcsiries are no better than national super
stitions." lie maintains that without n
/ royal house for which % work. these fac
/ tories have no reason for existence, and de-
mands their gradual suppression. "Our
national manufactures have become, 10 tell
the truth, national superstliiOns. They
have only a bad influence on current iabri-
cation and the taste of the nation, because
they offer for our admiration works without
soul, which show mere presciousness.
knack, and patience, and because, besides,
they are generally conceived in opposition
10 all the laws Of decoration
French and German Armies.
The latest comparison between the ar
mes Of France and Germany, places the
former ahead numerically, while the latter
is preparing TO close the gap with the aid of
the recent law. France on a peace footing
has j20,5iS men. and the law Of five years
service recently enacted permits her
q add 100000 men to her terri
t0rial army. Other reforms increase
the annual contingent by 6O,OOO men
aud this brings ii up 10 100000. |
By counting the twenty-five contngents
under the law, with their total losses, !
which are estimated at One-quarter, the ei- |
fective force for mobilization amounts 10 |
Al2j.OO0. In Germany the annual contin- |
gent is 10000 recruits. 1900 yearly yOlun- |
I teers, and II. 40 reserves, giving total for
! this contingent Of 1860. For the twenty |
/ four cOnlingents, and taking into account |
| the losses we arrive nj grand total on a |
war footing of 3,3jO.Oo0 men. Consequent |
Ily. France could mobilize at the present |
| time 10000 trained soldiers more than |
Germany.
French and italian Nermouth. 4
There was a yermouth famine not long1
since. Just when the old crop was exhaust |
cd and before the new supply was ready. |
| The French yermou'h Is very different !
thing from the Italian, and much more
popular. Within few years the demand |
f.r tho Iiuupp hos ffraoflN increased lgTflV |
because the cocktail habit has steadily |
grown and yermouth enters into nearly all |
the cocktails. There was time when the |
whisky cocktail stood almost alone in the |
esteem ofthe thirsty American public, and il |
was made without ycrmouth. Now YER |
mouth enters not only into the whisky cock |
tail, but into the gin cocktail, the Martini, J
and the Manhattan. Furthermore. the /
habit has grown Of serving before a heavy |
dinner glass of VcrmOuth and bitters. /
The new yermOuth now in market is lit |
tie sharp. II will improve after the first /
six months. but yermOuth is not at ifs best
after two years.
The kaiser's Latest Reform.
william. the Restless" is the kaiser's |
new title. and his last reform is in naval |
uniforms. The new book of regulations !
SAYS that an admiral. when at sea. may /
wear an oiskin s0u'wester and coat; but |
and devoid OF tucks or frilis; the /
corners of his collar must on DO
account Doe rounded or doubled back, |
and the distance between the rows Of gold |
lace ON his sleeves must be .2,jjJ OF am
inch. When hc marries ne must 20 through |
the ceremony i'm full uniform. and if be |
should be- in Berlin on Sunday in GER |
tain parts OF the city between noon and |
four. he must wear his cooked hat. lie |
Il 30.
at masked balls, at the seaside and when
on half pay: but otherwise. in order to OBJ
tain that privilege, he must produce doc |
tors certificate TO the effect that 10 wear |
uniform will iniure his health.
Monument to Bismarck.
The popular subscription for erecting a
monument 30 the neWly-madc Duke OF !
Lauenburg. Prince Bismarck. j. very sue
cessiul. Al Berlin and Hamburg alone no
less than $4,000 has already been gathered. |
The late speech OF Mr.. Won Hohenthal. in |
the Chamber of Nobility at Berlin, praising |
the ext hancellOr, has produced a great |
sensation i'm Germany. II is probable that
the wishes expressed in the speech VIII |
soon Doe fulfilled and that the bust Of Bis !
marck, in white marble, viii promptly |
adOrn the hall Of the Chamber. The pOpu- !
lar subscription above mentioned is moi yet |
closed and on its final amount will depend !
what kind of a monument shall be erected |
in honor OF the great statesman.
To Consecrate Ills Own Tomb.
The Pall-Mail Gazette is the authority |
for the statement that Cardinal Layigerle |
/ is to do more than cunsccrate the Cathedral |
Of Carthage. He is 10 bless his own tomb. |
Everything is now made ready for his own |
dead body; the very epitaph is engraved |
upon the wall. Translated It runs thus:
Here Rests i'm Peace.
In the Hope of the Infinite Mercy,
He who was
CHARLEs-MARIIAL ALLEMAND LANIGERIE, !
Cardinal,
Priest Of the Holy Roman Church,
Archbishop Of Carthage and Algeria,
Prmate Of Africa,
And Who Now is Dust.
Pray for Him."
Asiatic Cotton.
The cultivation of cotton in the Asiatc |
provinces of Russia has been rapidly de- |
Nclopng for the last four years. Merchants |
and manufacturers begin 20 appreciate the |
importance of this industry, and invest |
large sums i'm the purchase Of American |
seed, which they distribute among planters |
i'm the province OF Sir-Daria and adjoining |
Russian territory. They also advance |
money to planters on the expected crop. |
The papers unanimously encourage this en-
terprise, which they say viii in time become |
an object Of national Importance.
voracity of the Pike.
\ dead pike weighing % pounds was
found in the lake at Ewhurst Park, the |
country seat Of Lord Alexander Russell, |
which had apparently met its death in a |
vain attempt TO swallow one Of its own
species weighing nine pounds. PIKE have /
died in this manner before. The Pail Mall |
Gazette remarks. AS an undOubted in !
stance of pikeish yoracity there is an unus-
ally Northumberland record of pike OF
two pounds first swallowing trout of one .
pound and shortly aiierward, while the tail |
Of the trout was still IN its thr0ax, Selling |
an artificial bait 81 inches in length.
Important International Convention.
The meeting Of the European metallur- |
gists, iron and steel manufacturers and /
mine owners in New York, next september, /
is expected to be an international conven-
lion OF rare importance. 1t is supposed that |
the foreign delegates will number $50 or 400
POO members of the Iron and Steel lnsti-
tute of Great Britain. 100 members of the |