The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04

The Gcrfuan mobility and upper classcs
1.-THE Junkers) are an general poor; they
are. however, very cliquey. and very care
fni whorn they admit into the favored cir
cie OF tLelr society.
The bunk OF the capital In Germany is
in the hands of Jews; Indeed, IL the truth
were kn1wn. ii would PROBABLY saow that
the present pfospe. Gus STATE OF trade ami
commerce in uefm4ny 10 attributable
iLutser 10 Jewish tlain 10 IMfeiy German
snterprlse. This applies. at any rate. to
the cap tal.H
The Germans themselves almost ar
knowledge their fear OF the superiority
81 eihclr fellow citizcns of Jewish exirac-
ton ny cllcfnly eSesuding them ifUm
almost every position OF poi.t,el ip-
fiuence. There IS. too. hardly one jew
among the officers of be German army.
MOI that there is anything iii Gsrman Jaw
or in that oil uny OF the s.ates to prevent
Jew becoming an oircer-the clrcum-
stance is entirely due to the officers them
selves and to the system oil appointment
10 vacancies in the oIiice.5, colps.
IL will be easily understood from this
that Jews and Jowesses are not looked on
fayorably in the best society,"
Whcn there are Officers wanting mon,y,
which they can easily obtain by marrying
jewish ladies who wish 10 get INFO $50.
cicty," Intermediates will be found who
Will aid in bringing about the necessary
termeaiaiies do not receive a sufficiently
high 'Grskerage," or they arc forgotten
In the subsequent happiness, the public
learns interesting detaIis.
The most recent case has been OF pecif-
liar interest, as one of uhs married paroles,
besides being an aristocrat and Il psonii-
nent political perscnage, is the proptist tor
OF an extensively read berlin Newspaper.
Some time ago the following advertise
ment. oh is sample of what are pao-
iished every day in the leading Ges man
newspapers. appeared in a he. lin paper.
"An artstoclat of the old NOBILITY, 10
wears old. of agreeable, distinguished APP
ncarance, of scanty means. though abso-
lutely free from debts, wishes 10 marry
a lady possessing a large fortune"
a marriage agent answered this adve:-
tisement and compact was drawn up by
Virtue of which the agent was to receive
3 Der cent OF The fortune brought by the
lady IL the advertiser u count found u
wife through his instrumentality. The
count was put into communication with
several wealthy ladies, but after u time.
he informed the agent thu he had recon-
sidered and intended TO remain single. The
agent accepted a small lee for out-ol-
rocket expenses and considered the matter
closed.
Shortly afterward, however, ne heard
that tho count had married one of the
ladies he had int: o1 uce1, and forthwith
claimed his percentage.
Again the count tried to evade expense
by giving the lady's dowry as less than
IL really was. The agent discovered the
truth, and as the count refused to pay,
the matter was brought into court. Aitor
going through the lower courts the ca c
has now been thrown out of the s,rpreue
court of judicature on the ground that
the payment of fees for promoting mar
riages can not be enforced by PIusslan
law.
That this mode OF obtaining,a part ler
for life is largely practicei Is also proved
nv the fact that the newspaper devoted Ga
terely to the interests of the business has
for 40 long time been issued weekly in
Rerlin