Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
THE QUEEN AND PRINCE.
Prof Pagenstreeher Examined
 Their Eyes Recently.

All the Nobility Saw the Professor and
 He Benefited Them So Much That
 He Had More Business Than Could
 Be Attended To-Military Training
 Methods to Be Improved-A London
 Paper Says Bad Taste and Want
 of Breeding Exists in Americas
 London, Jan l9.-Royalty has been having it's eyes overhauled. For that important duty. celebrated Ocunst, Professor Hermann PagenStrechef, A-. D., director of the Opthalmlc hoSpltal at WieSbaden, was summoned to Lon- don Wednesday. He went to OsDorhe to examine the eyes or the queen. \ lengthy interview resulted, 1n WHICH the specialist is understood to nave given her majesty new instructions Ill addition to glasses. with tne object or preserving her failing sight, though, it is said, he found only slight de rerioration of vision since his last eS- animation. Thence Professor PaSen- strecher went to MariDorough house, where the Prince Of Wales underwent the ordeal of Subm1IlIng his lateil adopted eyeglasses to the criticism of the great professor. It was only to the queen and the Prince of Wales that Professor Pagensrecher would consent to go. All the others had to come to him. The Duke of Cambridge and other notabilities tiocked to his hotel huInbly waiting in the corridor until Professor PagenStrecher was ready to see them. In few moments the Duke of Cambridge was benefited so greatly that he went to his old crones and insisted on their visiting the eye healer Following his advice, they crowded to Professor Pagen- strecher, Friday. At last the special ist flew out of the hotel. declaring he would not see another soul that day. be he king or coInmoner. The profes sor goes to the continent. to inspect the eyes of the king of the Belg1a1s, Sunday, and before he returns to WieS-
 baden he will probably continue his journey to several other royal palaces.
 British army reform, the Associated Press learns. will consist chiefly in an endeavor to improve the existing meth ods of general military training, rather than in any attempt to eradicate indi- vidual defects. With a more fully de- vei0ped home army. the adminiStr.,- lion believes many of the draw backs ttppSdl- "HGltfiS lutil1SSS lC1ollh " ouitl only result in disorganization and chaos
 With this end in view. q new Ma neuvers bill will be introduced. giving the government plenary power to se lect large tracts of country, especially in Ireland and Scotland. where the home army will have the opportunity or maneuvering in considerable num- berS over rough and unknown cOun- ] try, where the generals will have the opportunity of learning to handle di- visions. Many difficulties lie in the way of securing this. The Moors Of Ireland and Scotland are almost all the private property Of ariStocratic iand owners. who either use them or let them for shooting purposes. One sea- sons maneuvers over these estates would probably ruin the game Hence large compensation must be paid. This
 MT BrOderick. the secretary for war, hopes to get appropriated in spite of the present heavy taxation. believing IT would be an investment which would save the country millions in case of another war.
 MeSSrS NlckS, president of the American Sheet Steel company. and Huber, of the Pittsburg Steel company. returned to New York this week, after exhaustive tests of the English pro- cess of constructing steel tubes. Those coming up to tue requirements. nego- tiations were closed for the transfer ring the American patent rights of the Philadelphia combine, of which ". w. Gibbs is the moving spirit. It is un- derstood that the steel tube makers will now proceed With their $50 OuU, ,UoO combination.
 Death raIp0vat two ,.o n, ,.l-r r ,,a T,ar sonalities from the metropolis this week-the bishop of London. the Right Rev Mandell Creighton. and the mon- eE lender, sam Lewis, known far and wide for very differing qualities. Both possessed two things In con- mon-humOr and a broad insight into the affairs of men and the world Dr Creighton had many attainments and was accounted one Of the most cru dite theological historians of the day. Yet none could roil a cigarette more deftly or retort more quickly in up-to- date slang. He wore his learning as lightly as q flower. but his addresses to the clergy were hdrdIy ever equalled. He was an athlete in his | youth and rowed in an Oxford eight but he was more famous for his vel
 veteen coat than for any achievements Children adored him and London showed how greatly such an ideal bishop was appreciated by according him burial in St Pauls cathedral. Sam" LewiS'S hu;nor took 8 fanci- full turn. Whenever he saw an oppor- tunity to make life miserable for sprigs of the aristocracy he never missed it. Once he was able to taunI his victim | he did not seem to care whether he | got his money back or not. Yet a beggar never asked him for aims in | the street without a substantial reply. He frequently said he had so much money that he scarcely knew what to | do with 1t. The true character Of the man is best judged by his enormous beQuests to charity. which have not been eQualled in the recent history of England. It seems that he devoted 1 his life to robbing the nobility in or 1 der to enrich the poor.
 ! The Vanderbilt-French nuptials have
 afforded several papers .n London an 1 opportunity to sheer at the display of l wealth made upon that occasion. One l paper says:
 Bad taste and want of breeding