Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25

was in the autumn OF 1906 The EN-
| peror." said my informant. was good
| deal thinner. IL not emsciated. and tho
| heart trouble is greater than even that
! of the lungs" The latest news. indeed.
is arousing a feeling of ave expectancy
! in diplomatic circles. especially In view
( OF the troubled political condition OF Hun
gary at this moment. and the affairs OF
the dual monarchy may soon become mat
ter for serious international concern.
| Francis Joseph is seventy seven years
| old, and despite careful living. the plain
est of dieting and life systematIzed to
I the smallest detail the great cares and
| tragedies have told upon his constitution.
! With his death a remarkable state OF
| affairs Will come about Hungary for
long past has been in A suppressed state
| of something not very far removed from
! revolution. The nation resents. as II has
always resented since the conquest. the
| yoke of Austria and It's unfair coutrihu-
| tton toward the national eXchequer- The
| Hungarian Is far more energetic
worker than the Aust ian. and man FOR
man, his earnings are nearly double per
| head of the population Then. again. thu
| old nobility OF Hungary-rich. proud and
| nfuential-rebels aga INST the compare
| lively upstart Austrian court.
From the point Of view OF European
| politics the disruption of empire aud
| kingdom Is much to be deprecated. and
| Germany in pa -ticular may be expected
| TO take very strong stand In the mat
| ter. The interests mainly concerned will
require the most judicious handling t.
prevent an untowari outbreak and. al
though the complet~st measures have al
ready been taken to insure the continuity
of peace. IL is just one Of those cases in
which the best laid plans of mice and
men gang aft ,agley''
Fine Shooting for the Kaiser.
The last visit which the kaiser will pay
in his own country before proceeding 20
England will he to Prince Fuersteuberg
at Donaueschingen, in Wurtembarg The
prince is one of the kaiser's few intimate
friends. Of the few whom he ad-
dresses with the familiar "Du." And
what Is extraordinary is that the prince
addresses the kaiser in the same way.
1t is difficult to know what the two men
have In common-the taciturn shy rather
democratically minded prince and tho
ioquacious. busting. aristOcratic en-
peror.
The prince has magnificent preserves.
over which the kaiser will shoot be ore
visiting Windsor. 1t Is doubtful whether
even King Edward has such goodly store
of game as the kaiser will find at Donau-
eschingen. There is some talk that the
kaiser will some day nominate the prince
as the successor of Prince Bulow. but
this is hardly probable. as the prince Is "A
very Indifferent orator. and 1t Is que ition-
able whether his mental gifts rise above
mediocrity
One thing the prince is good at-brew-
ing. He makes beer at Donaueschingen
second to none in Germany. SO good is
it that the kaiser uses none other at the
imperial table in Potsdam and Berlin.
Prince Won Fuertenberg has the most
magnificent private palace in GERMANY
building the shell Of which is said to
have cost more than, 3.Oi0.00O marks. The
prince y one of those great magnates OF
the old Holy Roman. empire, who owe
allegiance both to Austria and Germany.
The former imperial chancellor. Prince
Hohenlohe. was another of the same
class
Yesterday WAS a memorable day in the
annals of the city OF London, Tor IL saw
the arrival OF the. first consignment Of
turtles from Queensland. The re 'rigera-
tor had been applied to this delicacy. and
it may now become So cheap that Ii may
no longer be found only at Guildhall ban
quets.
The Queensland turtles eight weeks ago
were enjoying themselves on their native
shores. They were carefully killed as
soon as caught properly bled. and put
In the cold chamber. They are dozen
in number. and made goodly show at
the Central meat market for the tnspec-
ton of the French delegates. who have
been here this week. The largest of the
turtles is' about rstHc feet long and four
is from q" cefTts to" 80 cents a pound
wholesale. Should the frozen turtle
catch on the price will be 10 to II cents
a pound. bringing this remarkably nour-
ishing soup within the reach of poorer
poclSe@s' .-o-.,sarsr -. %
,.. The West Indian Turtle.
The West Indian turtle Is always
brought to this country alive. and he
can be kept alive. with difficulty. for q
couple of months. Turtles are bought by
jelly manufacturers, who pack the soup
in a solid state; by hotel keepers and by
club managers. Turtle is rarely bought
FOR consumption in private houses. house
keepers preferring to have 1t in the form
of jelly. So nourishing is the animal
that even the shell is boiled down and
supplies nutrition.
One Of the big things in connection with
the Franco British exhibition In Uxbrdge
road next year will be the stadium I'm
which tne olympic games of 1908 are to
bat held. This is to be surrounded by a
stand capable OF holding nearly 10000
people. Already the swimming bath. Gin
der path and center turf are finished. and
start has been made with the banked
cycling, track. The area of the exhibition
will extend over no acres. No timber is
to be used in the, erection Of the build
ings. which will be" constructed Of steel
and concrete, They are to be palatial
architect who had much to do with the
designing of the Paris exposition of 1890
will be responsible for the more impor-
tant decorative work. particularly the en-
frances. Huge pavilons will accommo-
date the exhibits of Anglo-French art
and industry, separated by sunny ter
races and shady courts. A series OF
lakes with artistic bridges is also included
in the scheme. The palace of arts Is to
be flne building. but the most conspic-
uous erection will be the imperial tower.
which is to spring from the center of the
exhibition. Some idea of the gigantic di-
mansions of the enterprise may be gath
cred from the fact that a semicircle Of
handsome buildings is to be devoted to
the colonial exhibits OF the two countries,
and that the machinery and transporta-
ton sections are to be housed in three
huge structures.
Two new theaters were opened in Lon
don this week-the Queens. a handsome
new structure in Shaftesbury avenue, and
the Kingsway, which is the old Queen
Street Theater transformed-and in a few
weeks the Princess Theater. in oxford
street, which has long been closed. will
be reopened People are naturally be-
ginning to say that there are too many