The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-30
GOOD EFFECT OF
KAISER'S Visit Il
K Will Couns eractfthe Attack on
the British Army.
FIRST IN FOUR CENTURIES
Charles v. of Spain Landed at Dover il
Great Style ,n.l52o and Proceeded
TO London 10 See the sx-Year-
Old Princess Mary.
| FIRST IN FOUR CENTURIES.
Charles V.of Spain Landed al Dover il.
BY MAX o'RELl

BY MAX O'RELL.
(Spec'al ca | : III patch % The Times
CopYion lJe2
PARIS, Nov 23.-The visit of the KAT
ser to England viii ccunteract the effect
produced by the attacked his Chameleon
on the British army. as his visit to the
death-bed of Queen Victoria counteract-
ed the effect of his famous telegram TO
Kruger. when the latter put downe the
Jameson raid.
t-riorGto tie present German Emperor,
no other Impe1l al guest 1lom Gel many
mad been entertained in r.uglai.d 10.
some centuries. Charles W. King Oh
Span, Who was elected as Emperor III
1919. landed at Doyer in the io.iuwil.s
year, and. proceeding TO LONDON IN giea
style. resided at the court for som,
time.
His visit, twas declared was made 10
mis- aunt. Catharire of Arragon.: but tn.
gossip of the court made his real opJees#
the Princess Mary, wi4o was then ONLY
six years old, and who in later years
married his son. Philip Il. Of Spain, Of
sIoly Inquisition fame.
Just about a century earlier than the
visit of Charles ". Sisismund who wa q
driven from the throne By Albert Ii
visited the court Of Henry V. of Eng
and. And this Sigismund suggests q
piquant remark.
a BiNofz History.
Though Kaiser Wilhelm II. claims to
rule by divine right. in strict history the
cover OF the 5HonenzoilernsG originated In
the sight#of a pawnbroker over IN uIl-#
redeemed pledge.
Until lie fifteenth century the Salsers
ancestors We're mercy Burggraves OF
Nuremberg. Then Frederick VI of Hoo
#henzotiern accommodated the Emperor
Sigismond with a loan Of 100000 surden
on the security Of Brandenburs-
IN l4l7 the Iiohenzollern HloHeE--lender
foreclose1 on the mortgage. and became
In default of the repayment Efectnr OF
the Empire and. FrederT:: Of Brarltte,l-s
burg
come a royal. house iead the crowned
fn, mn rank dates fasarl 1s7l onis
7 find in a London paper an interest
:rg item on this subject. the truth Of
which have been able to ascertain oy
making careful researches.
OF this loan incidentain the history OF
#.ha Fl ohenzo,lerns the town of York.
england has =. souvenir which ought to
ter-nt the Kaiser to VISIT the northern
capital Of England.
A HIT rio Sword.
It IS the Guys great Two handed sword
of State. which Will figure in tie Ainausu-
ration of4the new Lord Mayor OF YORK
for the ensuing civic year
This sword formerly belonged to that
Emperor .Siefsrlund from wnom Fredei'-
lex Hohenzoilern exacted the Mark OF
Branuenburg in exchange for timely
loan.
Sirismund was made a kntght&of the
Garter by Henry W. and. as custom oe-
smanus. Sent sword TO be hung with
his banner over his stall in St Georges
Chapel. Windsor.
The Emperor died in 1887. his sword
vas taken@down& and offered at the altar
IN payment for masses for the repose OF
his soul.
Henslap thus BECAME possessed Of the
Imperial YEA pom. Being a man OF peace
and also a native of York. he presented
the s-rord to thatEcity. where it was and
is still borne before the Lord Mayor on
State occasions.
APa.het;c Pay
I had always wondered why that most
pathetic of plays. .'Adrienne Lecouvreur.
so often played by Sarah Bernhardt, had
5rever appeared to the ina gnat1on OF some
Fl eat music composer.
music: so has the Bible. by German and
English composers.
Aiassenet has done 'N1anon;t Donizetti
has done "Camilie," under the name OF
ga Traviata. a few ia goat ;,.,s NJ
Ian. international Lyric Theatre was pro-
duced ..Adriana Lecouvreur. by a young
and most promising composer, sisnor4
.Cilea.
- the crowded house were many critics
and managers who hau come speciels
from all parts OF Italy
From the first, the success of the opera
was assured ina me ttt,f ~ 40 .s.3'.. Y
audience gradually increased until the
fourth and last act. when 1t rose to en-
thilsiasm.
The tragic deaths Adriana was most
deeply mo ing sceres Slsnor Glten q u ~
ready written three operas, of which one
Vas a distinct success. while the two 9th
ers were pleasing.
In his rev tSp "a. however he stood re-
vea,ed as the posses~or of a great talent.
His musicsis cxauisitely refined. and char
sacterized by languid and most#fasclna-z
tirg gracefulness Nodoubt this opera will
soon be heard In America.
Ring .srd Re4'iv r
AS becomes a true Hohenzolern. the
Kaiser ALWAYS wears the talismanic ring
Of his ancest ors. It is a quaint old ring
SET with a stone of no Intrinsic value.
An old Gormaric legend r'la tesahnw
toad honped into the room of the wife OF
Elector John of Brandenberg and deposit
cd a stone on her bed.
Then the toad mysterlousiy dlsappeareo.
hut the pebble was re1Slously treasured IN
the Hohenzo!lern archives
,rhe father of Frederick the Great had
If mounted In a ring. and this has ever
since been worn by the head Of the house
"a humorous contrast to this medieval
mascot is the fact that the German En-
peror in addition always carries re-
yolver. 80,
1-he Kaiser is "a wise man: he carefully
,.,,ards himself against all odds Of fatality
and reality Many one prays in the
nresence of danger ard also keeps his fin
rerSon the trigger of his gun.
aTIelp yourself and Heaven viii help
you.