The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-05
There Are Some Who Soy This.
Mould Be Fortunate for CAIRNS B
MUTUAL COMPLIMENTS PASS.
Germans and Englishmen Praise Ono.
Ano,her-Amer,can Methods Find
Favor in Fatherland- German
Army Officers Adopt Polo

BY Paul Lambeth.
| Especial Cable Dispatch TO The Vines
Copyright 9o2.)
BERLIN, Oct Accomplishments betweeu
England and Germany are flying thickss
and faster A few weeRs ago Eriua6
| naval expert took his hat Off tc the Kaa>
SEES CELEBRITY and thoroughness In caSTy.
/ ing out his plans for a mighty fleet. 4TAA
a German military expert euloS;1ed aosO
| Ilitchener's tactics in South Africa, pdac.
| ing him among the three or four greaa
military generals OF all time.
Now the German press is thrown into
] spasms of delight over the admission OF
the British Association that Germany -
away ahead of other countries in the mat
ter of scientific research and Applicant
| of recent discoveries for comn,ercfa1
profit
In these self-congratuiatory German edi-
terials Professor pewar Is much quoted
The professor showed that Germany had
achieved a virtual monopoly in chemical
! industries These industries have BEEN
| founded upon discoveries made by Eng
| lish chemists. but, according to the pros
| fessor, in spite of the cheapness and abun-
dance of the raw material. and In spite
OF the evidence that it could be most
! remu.seratively worked up. these men
| founded no school and had no successors.
Here is all the material to induce the
rabid protectionist to embark upon a new
crusade against everything made in Ger>
many Fortunately. however. Professor
| Dewar has discounted any such attempt
| by revealing the reason why Germany
| mas scared such pre-enlinence. It 10
fn.
fessor Dewar declares that the German
population kas reached q point of Sen-
| eral training and specialized euuipment
which it will take England two genera.
lions of hard and inteiligently directe0
educational work to attain.
Choose Wife by Music.
a German professor proposes to solve
the difficulty some PEOPLE seem to have
| in choosing a wife by trial Of music"
Everything depends upon taste of the sub
| ject under study II she prefers waits
| music, and, above all. Strauss inroxicat-E
! ing strains. she is certainly frivolous. II
she loves Beethoven, she is artistic, buo
not practical.
! Does she prefer List? Then she is ans.
| hitioGs.s while q devotee OF Moznrt would
| be rather prudish Why an admirer OF
| Offenbach should be cunning is not clear.
but remembering the opera of Faust" ie
| is easy to understand that any girl pre-
| ferrinS Gounod might be romantic and
I 1er-hearted.
1t is hard upon Flotow that because his
| rausic Is out of fashion a taste for it,
i denotes a vulgar soul. while Gottschalk
| fares little better. pleasing. according to
I the German professor. only the superfl-
! c!al NIassenet is supposed to attract tho
| timid while a devotion to Wagner.s mu-s
| sic is a distinct proof of exotism. Saine
| Siens. however. Is a composer. the admit
ration of whom denotes a girl of inteltt-
/ gence and a well-balanced character.
Nicholas May &c. Divorce.
! The Czarina of Russia. in her present
sad circumstances. has the genuine SYM
pathy OF her countrymen and women. Not
only sympathy. but plain feeling OF re-
| sentiment against the Russian Autocrat 10.
apparent everywhere In Germany where,
news has been received of the manner ia,
which the Gear meets his fresh disap.
| roic:ment.
It is remembered that the beautiful
| Princess gAlix of Hesse did not wish to-
| marry Nicholas She WAS only induced-
| to do so on representations OF her SOW
! ereign and his minister's that reasons OF,
state demanded the sacrifice OF her. When
| sh. announced. sadly. h.r willingness to
| thus sacrifice herself for the good OF her
native land predictions were numerous
| that the Princess had said goodbye to
happiness. These predictions were a re-
/ Election Of her own forehodings when She
| left home friends and country. even
changed her religion to become an un-s
willing Empress to marry a man she did
not love.
It is reported here that the Gar. 20
| intense is his desire for an heir. viii fol-5
low the example of Napoleon y. divorce
ing his wife and seeking a new victim to
his mania to keep his own direct line on
the throne.
Germans are the more incensed over
this possibility when they reflect that the
Cars motive is purely selfish and egotis-
teal The welfare of Russia calls for no
such act OF injus tices Nicholas cannoe
deny that his brother, George. would be-:
az capable as any son OF his to rule the
Russian people.
Still another. form OF comment mans
tests itself in society here that IS not
diplomatic. They say: Very welf let
| che Car divorce his wife, That position
has caused her nothing but sorrow. She
is still young and beautiful and probably
would welcome the liberty that would
enable her to come home to her native
country. to her family, to her friends and
| to her religion"
II she who was the beloved Princess
Altx of Eesse should be divorced by tina
Autocrat and return to Germany. ..rea-
sons OF State. will rot prevent her res
ceiving the most hearty popular welcome
| American Methods
Not even in America are young women
applicants for positions as shorthand
writer's and operators of type machines
more numerous than In the large towns
of Germany, where American methods Of
doing business are in high favor.
Recently one the leading lawyers q
Berlin. desiring the services OF a thor
oughly competent young woman In THE
line. had q happy Inspiration He placed
the usual advertisements in ths papers
and was besieged by the usual swarm u
APPLICANTS whose respective abilities were
problematcal The astute lawyer con-
| fronted the ladies' and said:
..4Au OF you who are willing to work fox
| $.50 per week kindly stand on one Ade'
All but three OF the applicants prompt.