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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
DIR. LORENZ WONDERS
AT THE AMERICANS

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right. 1909 M,
Is VIENNA. Feb. 14.-Dr. Lorenz.E of Blood
less-surgery fame, continues to express
himself with such enthusiasm about
America and the Americans that dlstin-
guished members of his profession pro-
badly will BIO unable long to resist the
temptation to investigate that country
for themselves.
They are already of DIR. Lorenz's mind
respecting the beauty And physical
strength of the women Of the United
States owing to the numbers who visit
Vienna every year. What most cxcites
their scientific interest is DR.. Lorenz's
statement that Americans enjoy fair
health on a diet that would depopulate
any other country.
The pies. buildings. sauces and innum-
cradle other dishes, most of which are
unhealthy in the extreme partaken of
by old and young alike in America. have
caused me to wonder" says DIR. Lorenz.
that the people are not physical and
constitutional wrecks %
The famous doctor purposes returning
to the United States to discover the seq
ret of American immunity from the usual
penalty Of emulating tho gastrGnomlc
habits Of dstrlches and goats, and other
Viennese physicians are planning SINH
lar excursion for the benefit or science.
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Count Camille Pecci, youngest OF the
Pope's three nephews, as General Of the
Papal Noble Guard, has led to the pub
LEGATION OF misinformation respecting the
family Of the Pontiff. which is cause
of annoyance at the Vatican. 1t has
been repeatedly stated by the Pope that
his nephews will only inherit what came
to him from his father, and that all his
other belongings, including the gifts OF
his several jubilees. which represent
nearly $4,000, are TO remain with the
Holy See.
Tho nephews Of the Pope derived no
titled distinction or pecuniary advantage
from his elevation to the tiara. They
are counts by hereditary right. and, ex-
cept occasional presents of no great
value. they receive nothing from their
uncle. All of them live quiet, retired
lives.
Ludovico resides at Carpineto. where
he administers the family property, and
is hardly ever seen in Rome
Riccarlo owns an estate at Maenza,
but generally spends his summers with.
the elder brother in the Pecci Palace at
/ Carpircto .,.ig
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
THE. KING OF ITALY
is VERY ECONOMIC
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right, 1909
NAPLES. Feb 14.-"Why should Italy
spend money to send ships to Venezuela
when she Is SO poor that King Edward
of England would not put her to the ex-
pense of entertaining him. and therefore
abandoned his cruise in the Mediterran-
ean?r Neopolitans. who resent the per-
sonal economies practiced by the Ital-
ian royal family, are violently opposed to
any additional outlay on the navy. They
would much rather pay for snowy royal
establishment.
The Kings economies are still in force.
Not content with cutting down his own
Civil List. His Majesty went carefully in
to the accounts OF his palace at the OUR
inal. and made sweeping reductions. The
stables were cleared of a host of groonls
and stable boys,$and eighty horses were
sold, as useless to a monarch who uses
a motor car.
Then the King took in hand the kitchen
accounts, and there managed to make
an enormous saving in the cost of feed
Ing the four hundred and thirty people
living at the palace. Even that awful po-
tentate. the chief, had his salary reduced.
indignant that gentleman appealed to
the Queen, who added insult to injury
by laughing, and then asking:
But why are you discontented? In
my county. Montenegro. they gave the
Minister Of War a smaller salary than
yoursI'
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But this talent Waldeck-R Rousseau has
hitherto concealed under bushel.
The distress of the fishermen of. Brit
tany has brought to light the artistic
talent Of the powerful eS-Premier. On
being asked to give a picture for u draw
ing in aid of the Britons, he sent one Of
his own water colors to he disposed of
by lottery. Waldeck-Rousseau modest
~ declares that he never intended his
pictures to be seen by tho public. But
he adds that the pathetic condition OF his
,compatriots, the Bretons. compels him
Z to surrender anything asked for In tholr
aid.
Waldeck- r ousseau comes from Brit
tany, as, indeed, do most Of tho poets,
painters and sailors of France. He
might we'll be president of the National
Society Of French Painters had he not so
many other claims to distinction. But
like the King OF Portugal, he prefers to
WELD his brush for hts personal pleas
uro alone. t5.}
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Larger Part Of the Crop Has
Been Sold.
PRICES HAVE BEEN
SOMEWHAT LOWEk,
An Interesting Feature Of the Tobacco
Business in Virginia and North Car )
DINA Has Been the Awakened
Interest in Raising of Bright
Tobacco Near Peters
burg and Wilmington.
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DANVILLE, VA, February 18th,
past week has been very active on the to-
bacco market here. but the prices. gen
orally speaking, have been low An occa.-
sional load OF extra good tobacco has
been sold at fair prices, but upon thu.
whole prices have not been very good.
The sales have been heavy. considering
the amount of tobacco that has already
been sold here this season, and will run
up to that of last week almost. The to-S
bacco sold here this week has been mostly
hogshead goods shipped in from con-
tiguous territories. although there has
been a fair sprinkling of wagon tobacco.
and on one or two days a number OF
farmers We're In the city, AS a rule. the
farmers are complaining OF the prices
Just Mt this time, but they console them
selves with the reelection, that Danyille
prices are always up to, and In the ma
5jority of h cases above, those Of other
markets. There were but few out-of town
buyers on the breaks; tl,s week, which,
probably accounts for the low prices.
e. Colonel John s. Cunningham, Of Gun
ningfam. N, c., president of the North
Carolina Tobacco Growers Associations,
was III the city this week. Colonel Cum
bingham expects to include Southsida
Virginia In his organization before very
long, and thinks by "a study of the sup
ply and demand the farmers can arrange
to raise only the amount of tobacco they
can dispose OF profltably.
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MORE BRIGHT TOBACCO
FOR PETERSBURG BREAKS
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PETERSBURG, VA. Feb. 14.-Buyerss
and warchousemen estimate that near
~ two thirds of the tobacco crop In tho
vicinity of Petersburg has been sola.
1t has been exceedingly hard to cstt-
mate the crop this year, and It Is,
therefore, not yet known how the crop
compares with the preceding years, but
1t is believed that In volume it Is equal
to or in excess of last years crop; but
the quality has not been quite as good
High grades and low grades of tobacco
have brought exceedingly good prices
throughout the season, The medium
grades, as a rule, bring only fair prices.
Not for many years has there been any
considerable amount OF bright tobacco
sold OH this market, but the people are
making an effort to have Petersburg oc-
cupy a position 1t once did as q bright
tobacco market.
Mr., ". IT. Herbert, OF Lunenhurs.
the bright tobacco expert of Lunenbure
county, is visiting the farmers In Prince
George and Sussex counties. in an ef.s
fort to induce them to raise this crop.
and he reports that he has been Very
successful, and that many of the far
mers have determined to plant few
acres to experiment with the raising OF
bright tobacco. The buyers In tho mar
ket nt tho present time are all local,
but the American Tobacco Company has
sgnilled Its desire TO put a buyer in the
market. and Will do so, II there Is more
bright tobacco raised this year.
It Will be seen that the crop hardly
lacks for buyers. however. when II III
realized that considerable tobacco for
domestic trade Is manufactured In Pes
tersburg and that eighty-five per cent,
OF all tho manufactured tobacco exported
from, the United States Is manufactured
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS
TAUGHTsAT COPENHAGEN
Especial Gable to The Tines-Dispatch.
Copyright, 19O3)

LONDON. Feb 14.-Count Benchen-
,dorff the new Russian Ambassador to
England, has for several years been Am
bassador to Denmark. 1t is signfi-
cant that all Russian diplomats appoint
ed to important posts during recent
Years have. SO to speak, graduated from
the Court at Copenhagen. Count Bencls ;
endorff is considered as the most tai
ented OF Russian diplomats and the
Court at st. Petersburg considers him
the only man able to handle the COM
plicated diplomatic affairs In London. a
task that is worthy of n genius and re-
1urng a man of unusual tact and firm.
ness of character.
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!" THE RIVALS. J"

he was In litigation, on the bench before
the Judge of Assizes
His estates and titles Were forfeited.
but they were restored later to his BROTH
er.
Between this fiery Fitzmaurlce and the
mild little Lansdowne OF to-day, there's a
tremendous gap. physically at least.
One can't imagine the great Irish Fitz-
maurice signing a treaty with his great
est enemy.
ARoyal Bankrupt
The son OF tho Duke OF Cambridge,
Queen Victoria's uncle, has been in the
bankruptcy court again.
He Is Colonel Fltzgeorge. and of re-
cent years he has been trying to add to
his army pension by promoting companies
in the financial district.
His promotions have not been SUCCESS
full, and now an irate creditor has hauled
him to the bankruptcy court.
1t is curious fact that none of the
| many noblemen that have tackled" the
stock market have made a success of it.
The late Marquis Of Dufferin died of a
broken heart which he discovered that his
name had been used merely for the pur-
pose Of Turing investors TO place their
money In a company In which he was a
dummy director.
. In view of past failures 1t Is not to be
wondered at that King Edward declines
to permit the brother Of his daughter-in-
law, the Princess Of Wales, to become
partner In a stockholders firm
Two scions of British arstocracy hnve
recently made their literary debuts. One
Lord kilmarnock, has written q novel
and the other Lord Nevill. son of the
Marquis Of Abergavenny, has produced
n book titled s'Penal Seryitudon irwin o.
his experiences in prison. where he was
sent for five years for obtaining money
by false pretences from an officer of the
fashionable Life Guards, one of the Kings
regiments. Lord Neville's book is very
interesting.
Will Be Brilliant.
News from Berlin shows that the Kaiser
Intends to spread himself socially and
intends to make his court functions as
brilliant as are those Of his uncle, King
Edward VII
The Kaiser has ordered that the court
functions of the spring shall be as brill
liant as money can make them, and Ber-
! lin society is OH the qui vive to see what
novelties the Kaiser has up his sleeve
The German court in the past has been
noted rather for its dowdness than for
Its briliancy.
German noblewomen are rarely smnrtly
dressed, but the empresse has ordered
gowns for the forthcoming court funo-
lions from the cleverest modistes in Paris
and the women of the court will have to
follow suit,
Berlin has been noted as one of the dull
est cities of Europe, thanks to the desire
of the Kaiser to go to he'd early o. nights,
and for some reason social splendor and
early hours seem incompatible.
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MUST TAKE NO CAKES
FROM ROYAL TABLES
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London, Feb. 1.-THE startling report is
: current that at this seasons big court
function the feminine practice heretofore
noted to stuffing ones handkerchief with
cakes and sweets from the supper tables
will be frowned upon. The motive Is not
economy as in those American hotel din
ing rooms where signs arc displayed read
ing: "Frult taken from tho table charg-
ed extra The practice Is found to be
a. cover for carrying off articles of great
CT value than sligared tldblts.
1t is said that lace handkerchief and
jewels are waited away In this fashion,
and sometimes fur stoles and lovely OPP
era cloaks have been secured as spoil.
Whether 1t is the plentiful flow of wine
upon such occasions, or some other In
tluenco which brings moral delinquency
TO the surface. tho Kings palaces have
witnessed many strange scenes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
HELPING HIS FRIEND UP.

Rome, Florence and Venice. No no.
-litical significance attaches to this voy-
age: 1t marks the end Of the Crown
Princes student days at Bonn Univcr-
sity. After that we are entitled to,
keep our cars open for news of royal
marriage, though the personality of the
bride-to-be is still in doubt.
Liked Horse Flesh.
+ II Berlin ever should he, besieged by a
French army, the prospect of die!
which became famous during the siege
OF Paris, it appears, wiz have no ter
rors for its citizens. Recently horse.
flesh banquet was given here, though
the guests did not know until afterward
exactly what kind of meat was the
piece de resistance. The Berlin Society
for the Protection of Animals has re-
Gently enlightened the guests, adding
the query. How did you like it?''
Over three hundred replies have now
come in, and they are Il veritabc chorus
OF praise of the bill of fare. Hoch
Wohlgeboren Herr Commercial Council
Tor Kuhnemann was especially pleased.
He annotated each horseflesh dish on
the menu card with the word '.Excel-
lent"
Orthodoxy Astounded.
Not n newspaper in Germany has dared
to speak all its mind respecting the
kaiser's alleged indlscretion In attending
Professor Delitzschs lecture on the
higher criticism. Between the lines that
have been printed it is plain to see that
the, press Is highly incensed. To make
matters worse, in the editorial estima-
ton, after the lecture the Professor was
presented to the Empress.
The declaration of the lecturer that
there is no greater mistake of the hu-
man mind than to hold that the Bible Is
the personal revelation of God and the
countenance which the Kaiser appears
to give to the Professors destruction of
other orthodox beliefs have caused con-
sternatlon.
The lecturer stated that the Ten Com
mandments were laws In Babylon long
before Judaism was thought of. and that
they have been embellshed by word Of
mouth in the course of ages. This
theory has still more astounded ortlso.
dox Germany.
The Vosslsclie, however, says that the
Kaiser showed by his presence that he
meant what he once said at Goerlitz:
Freedom OF thought. freedom Of the
development OF religion, freedom Of
scientific research for Germans. y
The paper says the great practical
Importance of this lecture is that the
Kaiser was present and that Professor
Delitzseh could develop his opinions re-
gardlessly before him and his ministers
A Sense of Humor.
An Austrian politician, whose sense Of
humor seems superior to that of most
persons of his nationality. has compiled a
dictionary Of terms used in the Austrian
Reichsrath which are unfamiliar to po-
lite readers. The list includes total
Of 1,763 terms of insult, abuse and OPP
probrium, all of which have been taken
from the official reports of the Austrian
Parliament. 1t is arranged alphabeti-
cally. the following being samples:
Ape brigand, cur. devil empty-head
fool, Gallows-blrd, hycna, idiot, Jew-dog,
Kilkenny cats, l'tatlc. murderer, ne'er-
do-well on pig. quadruple swindler,
reptile, street arab, usurer, vermin
Xantlppe, yelling maniac, geological
monstrosity. and observation-disclosures
politician"
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Has Conferred Order of Merit
on His Gunbodt Hits.
ROYAL BANKRUPT AGAIN.
Son of Duke Of Cambridge Has Had
Varied OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lans-
doWne and His Fiery Ancestors.
Kaiser to Spread Himself.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
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e55gsf-.5sls SOPI' 'Eo'''s 'SSosJ
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales like the Empires Of Ger
many, believe in raising their children in
very democratic way, so democratic,
in fact, that little Prince Edward fails
TO see that his august grandfather, King
Edward. is of any Importance whatever.
a few days ago a children's outfitter
came to York House, bringing with her
new suit for little Prince Edward.
The little prince had evidently spied
her, for as she was waiting to be an
nounced he came running out, saying.
"Oh, please, come right In; there is no
one in here"
She tried to prove 10 him that she must
wait to see whether it would be con-
venient for the Princess to receive her,
but Prince Edward cried out:
Why. YOU can walk right in with
me. I tell you there Is no one in here
that matters, only grandpapa."
Meodran1atc Emperor.
Emperor William is a man Of many
ideas, idea. and and one ,, never knows what to ex-
When he conferred the Order of Merit
upon his gunboat Hits "for the bravery
of It's crew In stormlng the Taku forts,
on June II, 1900 the Secretary Of the
ha shomld hanr tba' Golden cross 60 M wtI,e
usually adorns coat lapels.
HE N1,iost,. howsver so,yed +,,a 49,,
z,a h,, ordarIny the distinction ~ =, w
we'd mon he Stern the how ana tbo
t1arstaff NJ tho ennboat 'A''N4 ei's
InTa few Years we, NAV exnect n 500
the German locomotives carrying an as
sortment or crosses ana stars on their
5coW-catchers.
Another Roval Scandal
IS ABOUT tlne ttlul some scientist
should start 70 ma out What peculiar
t to,,, u oueiii"s ha' ates'eAeu our royui
iaiililies mere
iiaroly nave We recovereu' from the ex-
cllehlent caused py Tue elopeneht OF frin-
csss Louise. Wio IS i'om saiey put oul
vi lhe way m inc s,''ilt'tiiunl at Nyon'
WIFI 1i.o.met se .ii.,r,. pVps W.
lt.suis ~ ~ s.'s .ilnt lt ~
a ,i,... e., .as, n.,a ro.aI shnnr % Miio
rI,;e IT,, aa' IN T. Archd,i,a ~,
hratta,. ~ ~ Queen naaant1Ior 60 ST. 9
u,,o e.. ~ ~ h sonso nS ,Is - Spai';
d,,n,,t,r ond ,,,s ,,llnn IN 'loWn VIII ~,
hn,,,t;fni hara,,ter ~ = sinai, ,,arai,,,t
og Era 'it has o notI,ed moor Trancis Iosenb
~, ! ba ',vomts n rat rid ar olI h,s titlas
ana and riehts "I ~ slve M his rank ne CONS cnm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
NEXT FRENCH PRESIDENT
is A GREAT PAINTER

Special Cable to The Times-D Dispatch.
Copyright, 1909
I PARIS. Feb. 14,-When the late Prem
Ter, WaldeclS- Rousseau. succeeds Loubet
as President OF the Frnch Republic
which is an expectation entertained mall
parts of France-hc will represent In the
world of art what President Roosevelt
stands for in the estimation of mighty
hunters. for he is a painter Of tho first
order.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

lceRlaasa On Thlga .gfksa
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-21

the Berlin atmosphere is ascribed to
three facts-the preponderant use of
coke and briquettes, which are practi-
cally smokeless; the skilful scientific
construction of boiler furnaces and
chimneys, and. finally, the high stand
ard of skill that is taught and enforced
among firemen who stoke furnaces
with coal for steam and manufacture
ing purposes. Before a man can as
sumo such a charge he must be taught
the theory and practice of economical,
scientific firing, by which the coal is
distributed in such a manner and uuan-
tity over the CRATE surface as to secure
the most perfect combustion of its yola-
tile elements. The Silesian coal used
in Berlin in most large steam plants
and factories is rich In bitumen. and
would rank below many of the btu
minous Goals of the United States. and
yet the long, dense, trailing clouds Of
smoke so familiar a sight in many
American cities are rarely seen in that
section Of Germany, where the indis-
criminate shovelling of yaw bituminous
coal into the steam and other furnaces
is considered an ignorant and wasteful
proceeding.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-21

AUGHTERS Of the Revolution
il u are dwinding
diers who their fathers Mrs Robinson
Hrs
Arnold She born in 1911 daughter"
society registers well
They belong life
delivered
American general during the which soldiers
Il have often
soldiers
could hardly stand and
be aroused when hunger
Of this period Mrs Meades Plymouth Wis, sad
Il
his life and he told
soldiers nearly died
the camp farmhouse where he that
He determined
through milking
reached it, He weak that he walk
had just finished
for drink and she said nothing
AT this added broke
reflection the
Arnold and by indirectn
her refusal and he dragged himself
AZ the close OF the Peter Robinson applied
pension One of the signatures
1t is the of Enoch Crosby the
novel The of
the of a of ten.
Mrs Walker born in Ferrburg
of John Powers
in the
tnental with six brothers during
Mrs Walkers grandfather oops in
war She the only
Walker and Mrs Meade members the Fort
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-21
or Ancient Origin.

Men address their friend and com
rade. the dog. in their own language;
but for every other domestic animal
they have a special language, and it is
a notable fact that each of these Ian
guages can be traced back either TO the
first settlers of the country in which
it is now used or to some country at
the other end of the globe.
Almost all Europeans, when they
wish to stop a horse. say "Ho.' or
"Whoaw In like manner the old
Greeks and Romans said "Ohi" and the
Hindoos, as far back as three thous-
and years ago. said YOU which is a
Sanscrit word and means "Stopw An
English milkmaid. when she starts to
milk cow, says "Sohl- and in Sanscrit
the word "Sah" is the imperative Of
the verb Ito keep STILL English shep-
herds, when they call their fiocks, cry
"Cadayw and In the old Anglo-DaniSh
tongue "Cade" signified lambs" FL
nally. farmers call calf hos" or
"bossy," and hos" is the Latin name
for an OK. These farmers, however,
use even more extraordinary word,
for they cry "cobos'' to their cattle
when they wish them TO lie down, and
this word is composed of hos" and of
the Sanscrit 'gou," which means
stretch yourself cut at full length. :"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-21
LONG AGO.

once knew all the birds that came
And nestled in our orchard trees;
For every flower | had a name
My friends were woodchucks, toads
end bees;
] knew 8here thrived in yonder glen
WhaC plants would soothe stone
bruised toe
Oh, L was very learned then
But that was very long ago.
] knew the spot upon the hill
Where the checkerberries could be
found;
knew the rushes near the mill,
Where pickerel lay that weighed a
poundI
l knew the wood-the very tree
Where lived the poaching, saucy crow.
And all the woods and crows knew me
But that was very long ago.
And, pining for the joys of youth,
l tread the old familiar spot,
Only to learn the solemn truth
L have forgotten, am forgot.
Yet here's this youngster at my knee
Knows all the things / used to know;
TIC think once was wise as he
But that was very long ago.
know it's folly to complain
OF whatsoever the Fates decree;
Yet, were not wishes all in vain,
l tell you what my wish should be;
I'd wish to be a boy again,
Back with the friends | used to know !;
For l was. OH so happy then
But that was very long ago.
Eugene Field.