The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-19

caltophoilists. and the most shameless
perverters of the purpose of these picture
cards.
These touring ladies' not having time
at their disposal in which to visit every
nook and corner of Europe, conspire with
each other to divide up the territory,
whereby all of them collect picture cards
in all OF the hooks and corners OF the
country without visiting half of them and
send samples home to their friends to
prove that they have been everywhere
Tempest in Teapot.
There is a little royal tempest in q
teapot just now over the birth of a
boy to Princess Sophie OF Hohenberg.
the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand of Austria. This is the
second child of the Archduke. the first.
a girl. having been born in 1901. It
will be remembered that before His
Imperial Highnesss marriage to Prin-
cess Sophie he formally renounced all
rights of succession to the throne for
his possible children
The trouble is that these renuncia-
tons, although made in good faith. are
never regarded by the politicians as
81 ne present state OF commerce KS
vealed by current statistics indicates thag
Germany would; lead even the United
States in manufactures if she had equal
natural resources. This is because Of
her marvellous application of science to-
industry and technical thoroughness. add
ed to the careful fostering o. all indus
try by the State
The whole of industrial Germany is
alive to the reason of its prosperity. and
-
ing bettered and extended in all direc-
tons Lately this fact is remarked by
all travelling Americans who are in trade.
and they are not slow to express the
opinion that if the United States wishes
to hold her lead in the Industrial world
she will have to pay more attention than
at present to scientific experimentation
and to the better technical education of
the industrial class.
Picture Postal Cards.
The picture postcard craze. like the
original cards themselves. was made in
Germany" There is hardly town in
Europe now which has not its own par
ticular series of pictured cards contain
ing views of the new town hail. or it's
...roup Of peasants The daily average
Of pictorial cards which pass through the
Ger-nan imperial postoffice tince this
time las year was over 1,5fN000. making
postage from this source alone amount to
at least $4,000 q day.
The postcard mania has now reached
q stage where scientists have provided 1t
with a terminology of its own. The vic
tim is scientifically known as a -'cartophoi-
permanently settling the question. Ac-
cordingly the extreme poltica! parties
in Austria and Hungary are already
making capital out OF the arrival of
the Archdike's heir The constitution
al question is almost certain to be again
brought forward in Parliament. which
is anything but pleasing prospect for
the court.
Automobiles Failed.
Manufacturers of automobiles are
much disappointed ever the result of
the Russian army manoeuvres, which
condemn those vehicles for use in mill
tary operations in that country. The
circumstances of the trials. however.
furnished great deal of enlightenment
respecting the roads in the Cars do
main, which will serve to dispeI exist
ing illusions of automobile makers who
count on the patronage of Russia.
Not only the army but individuals
can derive very little benefit from au-
tomobiling in that almost roadless coun-
try. Not only are the tracks which
pass for roads mostly in miserable condi-
ton. but rivers and smaller streams are
numerous and crossed by the most
treacherous and ram-schackle bridges.
Read With Interest.
The correspondence of the late Queen
of the Belgians published in Vienna
newspapers has been read here with
great interest, and naturally without en-
HANGING the previous 8reputa ton Of King
Leopold in this country. There is in
dignation yet over his treatment Of his
daughter, the Countess Lonyay at the
Queens funeral, when he practically
drove her away from the bier
Countess Lonyay is. therefore. applaud
ed for her determination to erect a mon
ument to her royal mother in the grounds
OF HetZendorfs Castle. near Vienna The
permission of the Austran Emperor
will have to be gained, tut doubtless.
there will be no difficulty about this as
Franz Joseph is incensed over the treat
ment received in Brussels by the woman
who was once the wife and widow OF
his son. Archduke Rudolph.
incidentally. almost the last vestige OF
the Emperor's displeasure over his
! daughter-in-law's love match with Count
Lonyay has disappeared and she is once
more in high favor at the Austrian
Court.
Theatre Complaints.
Berlin is gaining very bad reputation
with managers Of English theatrical COM
panies There have beennany com plants.
but that Of J. B. Elliott, who had a pro-
ductionsa1 the Apollo Theatre in Septef1-
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