The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23

formidable in new ships and guns, and
III men have been pushed forward even
faster than was prescribed in the act au-
thorizing the work. While the Emperor
has thus been preparing to defend his new
possessions against al! corners he has add
ed to them at q rate which would seem
Incredible but for the test of figures.
whose trt1ttfulness not even England has
ATTEMPTED to deny.
JIr to 1854 Germany had no oversee ter
ritory TO speak of. In that year she ac-
nuired Togo7and with GOO square miles,
and the Cameroone with $4,000 square
rules The possessions secured from 1855
to 1899 may be thus set forth:
Square Popu-
Miles. lation.
German East Africa. 30i,1so ......s.coo.0 600
German Southwest Al
RIGA 2,ont ...... 6o.oo0
1Siao-chau stChina) 80. $3.50 1880. 2oo.o0o
Caroline Islands........ go ..... 4ol1o
Marianne Islands .. $50 1880. ECO
Samoan sIslands........ i 600 $500. 2s.6Vb
That is IL. say. Germany has added no.
81, square miles to her empire, and in
creased her subjects to s.S3o.6o6.
An5Old Wound Healing.
The visit Of the Grown Prince of Den
mark is regarded as being of@far greater
significance than an ordinary visit of the
Heir Apparent of nesghboring country,
as he is .desirious Of testifying his friend
l;usss to Germany and its reiSning family.
II 4partalses of the character an official
reconciliation between the Royal houses of
Denmark and of fiolenzollern. between
whom. for the last forty years. therela-
tians have been far from cordial.
. Eating from the loss of Schleswig Hoi-5
s,eins public feeling in Denmark has been
Utterly anti Gernanic. and in all inter-
rational complications. 1t was reasonably
SIRE that Denmark could be depended upon
n ally herself with the foes OF. Germany.
1s,ti; very recently the situation on the
r,ontier was hahituallyEfar from satisfac-
,o,.y and often threa tened to become criti-
ifs believed that the visit of the
Crown Prince is a sign that the Ola
wound is healing. and that the new gems
"a ton realizes that. by virtue OF Hei
avn best interests. Denmark should De
on pacific terms Win Aei o co t1s .
The cordial reception Of the Crown
Prince in Berlin Will go far toward
creating a more friendly feelng4 N Den
mark. and it is rumored that the Two
countries may be brought stu nearer
together by the nasriase % pll l,.ss.:'
Thvra. Of Denmark. tosa Hohenzollern
Prince.
wor-hipped by Peasants.
Russia also has strange old man VINO
is venerated and almost worshipped by
the peasants. He lives at kronstadt. and
is called Father John.
a No. long agoa hymn was composed In
which he was placed on an equal foot.
ine, with the Holy Trinity
the curious. part of II is that he is no
bun,,us or fanatic de never believed
=; WINS .,imself and never attempted to make
other people believe in him. When that
p,.n,n was composed he wrote letter
n ~ which he accused his admirers OF
blasphemy. a,ra ,,a,.o
!, him in spite of all he says and all the
protests he make. It was with the
preatest difficulty that a sect was not
recantlv started with view to erecting
Liars and chapels to him
During the religious services at kron-
s+aft. at which Father John assists, peo-
PIE cry Look at him. ! ne Is a saint
come dow, from Heaven.
And John exclaims: How dare you
sneak in this manner. I am sinner like