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The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
FIND FAULT WITH
GERMAN TEACHERS
School System Under Fire in
Berlin.

Berlin. Dec 16.-The German school
system is often held up as a model to
the rest of the world, but in Germany
itself there is general dissatisfaction with
IT,
The school, it is complained. is the
scene of perpetual war between teachers
and pupils. The desire mot for reforms
hut for reform" was vigorously ex-
pressed at a meeting of the famous
Goethe Union in Berlin recently. when
some of the most influential educators of
Germany met to discuss the school of the
future.
Dr. Ludwig Fulda was in the chair, and
Ostwald, of Leipzig: Helmers, OF Bre-
men; Wilhelm Boelsche. OF Berlin, and
DR.. Petzold. of the same city. Accord
ing to DIR. Ostwald, the school ideal
should be that of the future, not that of
the past, for the new ideals are ever
an improvement on the old" Pedagogy
is the most neglected of all sciences, and
before there are good pupils there must
be good teachers. The school of the fu-
ture must aim at comforting on the pupil
the maximum of happiness, whereas 1t
now proceeds on the old medical theory
that the more unpleasant a medicine
tasted the better 1t worked.
DR.. Boelsche called for more attention
to special and particularly inherited tall
ent, instead of treating all pupils in ex-
actly the same way. DR.. Petzold pro-
posed special schools for boys of talent
One of the most hotly criticised points
in the German system is that Of exami-
nation for promotion, and the meeting
Gpplauded the view of Prof
Klaar that in such a matter the aim
should be to discover the strength. not
the weakness, Of the pupil.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
"HECKLERS" BRING
MISERY TO SOLONS
European Politics Marked
by Turbulence.

London, Dec. l6.-These are the melan-
choly days of European statesmen-mel-
anCholy in the sense that they must sub
nit to frequent heckling and in some
instances to downright insult. The good
old days in South Carolina when Senator
TilIman was Pitchfork Ben and his par
ticipation in joint debates with his polit-
cal opponents developed many a row.
have had their counterpart in recent hap
penings in Europe
The thing isn't new either in England
or on the Continent, but the practice has
been emphasized lately. The attack of
the militant suffragists on the Parlia-
meeting al tnst The prime minister, Mr..
destruction :Sf windows in government
Offices and Oe demonstration at a public
meeting against the prime minister, Mr..
AsQUith, have been matched by a free
fight in the Reichsrath of the Austrian
Parliament between German and Czech
deputies. Coincident with this scene a
man was placed on trial in Vienna for
having fired four shots at the Austrian
minister of justice, DR.. Won HOchen-
burger, when he was sitting on the min
isterial bench in Parliament.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
FUTURE GEAR HAS
AUTOCRATS SPIRIT
Crown Prince Alexis Given
Spanking by Sister.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 15.-Seven-year-old
Alexis, the Crown Prince of all the Rus
sias. is a good deal of an autocrat. At
his birth, he was adorned with a COL
onelcy and proprietorship OF the innum-
cradle regiments, horse. foot. and artil-
lery. He is hetman of all the CossaCks
and plays the Cossack at home inces-
sanity. One of his favorite amusements
is chess, which he thinks he can play,
but cannot.
Il command. you to play with the
crown prince" he is in the habit OF say
ing. walking up to some old general or
crusty dowager. adding: And I advise
you not to make his imperial highness
wait" He orders his partners to stand
up while playing. and when they seem
to get tired. he says:
II would allow you to lean, but hate
to sit at low table"
Alexis has four sisters. all older than
himself. Olga is sixteen, Tatjama Is four
teen, Maria Is twelve, and Anastasia ten.
He bullies Maria and Anastasia into
standing while they play with him. but
when he tried his boss-ship on Olga, the
spirited grand duchess promptly and
smartly boxed his ears.
Il will have you court-martialed," cried
Alexis, pale with rage. II will teach
you to raise your hand against the fu-
ture Car
Silly little boy" returned Olga. who
has a temper of her own, and she took
Alexis over her knee and spanked him
soundly with a slipper taken from the
foot OF Tatjana, accommodatingly held
out to her.
The uproar caused the Gar to run to
the room. but It took him a half hour OF
talking and cajoling to make peace be-
tween the children. He finally soothed
Alexis by letting him win a game OF
chess.
He will never win another game from
me-" declared Olga. Il have humored
him by losing. as all others do, except
papa. but I am tired of his pretensions,
and he shall find out that the Grand
Duchess Olga is somebody at court
Olga. up TO the birth of Alexis, was
esteemed successor to the crown, and
for nine years collected the enormous
revenue set aside for that parsonage. In
her own right. therefore. she Is many
times a milllonairess, which in part ex-
plains her independence.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
FEMININE SMOKER
RULES IN LONDON
Attitude of American Hotel
Causes Comment.

London. Dec. IA short time ago Eng
graph in the London newspapers which
stated that for the first time in the his
tory Of the republic a distinguished
American woman, Mrs. Craig Biddle, de-
fed convention. and calmly lit a cigar
cite in the restaurant of the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel, at Philadelphia Since
then there has been quite a controversy
as to whether or not women should be
allowed to smoke in public places and
while 1t is admitted that the feminine
cigarette is becoming an institution in
society. many gentlewomen look upon
one Of their sex smoking as a repulsfve
sight.
To these women who in their own
words dearly love a cigarette" and
simply cannot exist without one, es-
pecially after dinner the announcement
made by Lord Haldane at the Savoy
Hotel, where he was presiding over a
dinner held in aid of the building and
endowment fund of the Bedford College
for Women, cannot fail to give satIsfac-
ton. At the conclusion of the meal Lord
Haldane said:
Il am directed by the large body of
ladies present to intimate to you that
smoking by either sex will not be OBJ
Jected to-
This announcement was scarcely made
before Mrs. Asquith, wife of the premier
and Mrs. Winston Churchill. wife Of
the first lord OF the admiralty lit
cigarettes, showing that however wrong
1t may be considered in the United States,
smoking by ladies in public is permissible
in London.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
ENGLAND DEBATES
QUESTION OF TEA
Its Place as Wholesome Bev-
eridge Is Questioned.

London, Dec. 16-The Lancet publishes
concluding article upon tea which
sums up the results OF an investigation
into the subject under the title Of THE
chemistry, physiology, and anesthetics
of a cup of tea"
The suggestion that an infusion of good
tea consists chilly Of caffeine tannate is
confirmed. 1t is pointed out that when
caffeine and tannin are in a state of
combination-neither. that is. being In the
free state-the harmful astrigent uuaIi-
ties of the tannin disappear and the bitter
taste OF free caffeine is not perceptible.
The teas OF high quality yield as a rule
simple infusion of caffeine tannate,
not of caffeine or Of tannin. Such teas
must be regarded as the most desirable
from a physiological point of view. It Is
interesting to find that, as a rule, the ex-
pert faster picks out these teas as teas
of high quality.
Good teas. in short. according to this
inquiry. are those which on a FIVE min
utes' infusion yield only caffeine in the
form of caffeine tannate to the infusion,
and bad or Indifferent teas are those
which yield on infusion a tea containing
in addition to caffeine tannate, either
caffeine or tannin. but especially tannin,
In excess. A good tea may be made a
bad tea, but a bad tea cannot be made
a good tea except, perhaps, by very
skilifui blending. Excessive infusion viii
spoil good tea, bur even a short In
fusion of a bad tea may be as objection
able as an excessive infusion Of a good
tea.
On physiological grounds. therefore.
the consumer OF high quality teas runs
less risk of digestive disturbances pro-
vided the tea Is made properly.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
POSTAL CLASH IN AUSTRIA.
Man Given Months imprisonment
for Cheating Mails of Two Cents.

Lemberg. Austria. Dec. ia business
man named Max Trinezes has been con-
demned TO a months imprisonment here
on the charge of having defrauded the
post-offiCe of > cents.
In Austria one is allowed to return let
ters which one does not accept to the
sender without paying any extra postage
Herr Trlnezes had received four post
cards from a firm announcing that they
had sent goods ordered by him. AS he
had not ordered anything he wrote on
the margins. Return to the sender;
nothing ordered" and threw them into
the letter box.
The postal authorities regarded the
words nothing ordered" as a new COM
munication, but instead of asking for
the double postage they prosecuted him
on a criminal charge. The first court
regarded the offense as merely formal
and inflicted the minimum sentence OF
twenty-four hours, but the public prose-
cutor appealed. and the higher court in
creased the penalty to one months hard
labor.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
TOLSTOI WAS DULL
PUPIL In SCHOOL
Celebrated Russian 'Flunked'
in Everything.

ST. Petersburg, Dec. 16.-A pedagogic
contains all sorts of school documents
and souvenirs among its exhibits. One
that has attracted great attention is a
report on a pupil Of the University Of
Kasan. which reads:
Encyclopedia Law-Progress. poor; ap-
plication, unsatisfactory.
Penal Code-Progress, unsatisfactory;
application. unsatisfactory.
Common Law-Progress. unsatisfactory;
application, very unsatisfactory.
General History-Pupn always absent
Extremely idle.
Russian History-Pupil invisible. Very
idle.
This report Is dated 1S47 and the pupil
was Leo Tolstoi.
Much has been written on the effect Of
clothes on the character of the wearer.
and an anecdote told of Nine. Dieulafoy.
the noted archaelogist. who has held a
government permit to wear male cos
tune ever since the time she shared her
husbands researches at Babylon and
Nineveh. tends to prove that masculine
clothes lead to masculine characteristics.
Mime. Dieulafoy is president of the
committee of women which awards the
Vie Heureuse prize for the best book of
the year, and at a recent meeting one OF
the members was anxious to know the
exact time. having an appointment to
keep. There was no clock in the room
and 1t soon appeared that no committee
present had the right time; very
few of them were a watch, and those
who did had to confess either that their
watches were not going or were not TO
be depended on. At last one suggested,
. A
Dieulafoy pulled out solid businesslike
gold watch from her waistcoat pocket
and announced with an amiable smile,
1T is just 16 minutes past s.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
PARIS AGAIN THREATENED
BY DISASTROUSFLOODS
Temporary Measures Taken by City to Prevent An
other InundatiOn.

bounds. Hundreds of these indignant
men and women. accompanied by thou
sands of supporters, made a great demon
stration, at which there were cries Of
down with the republic!" Cheers were
also given for liberty. A huge procession
was formed and marched through the
chief streets toward the rotunda, where
the revolutionary forces proclaimed the
republic and where 1t was intended to
hold a meeting. The government. fear
ing that the manifestation would take
serious turn. sent the military, and the
demonstrators were forcibly dispersed,
Several conflicts occurred.
Rodin Loses Home.
Rodin, the famous sculptor, will have
to leave the Hotel Biron, after all. Some
time ago 1t was stated that the builders
had designs on the site of the hotel. their
idea being to put up new houses. Rodin.
who did not want to leave the place
where he had labored so long and
amassed a wonderful collection of art
curios, which, 1t was understood, would
ultimately fall to Paris, set to work with
the hope Of saving it from the builders.
He enlisted the sympathy of Clemenceau.
BRAND, Leon Bourgeois, and Paul
Doumer, and succeeded in getting
number Of desirable tenants, including
some famous people. 1t was thought
that he would be allowed to remain in
the historic building undisturbed.
Now, however, the sculptor's dream OF
restfulness has been rudely disturbed.
He has received notice to quit. The his
toric Hotel Biron is wanted for the min
istry Of justice. which is at present
housed in the Place Vendome. Its quar-
tiers are to become the property of a
financial company, who have offered a
price which the state does not see its
way to refuse since it is a case OF MAX
ing money. The comfort of Rodin and
his art treasures are not to be consld-
cred.
What is to become of these wonderful
things when Rodin leaves the Hotel
Biron? II has been suggested that a
special building, to be called the Rodin
museum, should be prepared for them
We are likely to hear more OF this sug-
gestion in the future.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

Paris, Dec. I6-The level of the Seine
is rising and a section of Parisians are
egain living in fear of floods. The meas
ures taken by the authorities to prevent
q repetition of the floods are only tempo
rary. They chiefly consist in raising the
level of the parapets on the embank-
ments. But. as NJ. Adrien Oudin. a mu-
nicipal councillor, points out. in the
Petit Parisien. this measure alone can
be of little help. 1t will be necessary
to raise the level Of the streets in the
neighborhood. otherwise the water in the
event of a serious rise will reach them
through the sewers. This was the case
in AuteuiI two years ago, when the Rue
Felicien-David was inundated before the
water overfowed the parapet.
The committee on foundations, appoint
ed by the government, recommended the
widening of the left arm of the Seine to
the right of the Cite (to cost $,00O,00o),
the deepening OF the bed of the Seine
between Suresnes and Bougival (S6,O0o,-
O0OD, and the deviation Of the Marine from
Anvel to Epinay, via Claya G24O0O'oO0O
Two Chinese women recently arrived
in Lisbon claiming to make miraculous
cures. Their fame soon spread through
out Portugal, and hundreds Of diseased
persons fiocked to Lisbon.
The government. al the instigation of
the medical association, declared that
1t would prohibit the Chinese women
practicing their arts. This raised a great
protest on the part of the population.
DeputatiOns were sent to Parliament pro-
testing. and the council of ministers was
specially convened.
In order to avoid serious public demon
strations. it was decided that the miracu
lous Chinese operators should be cleared
out of the country. At o'clock one
morning a strong force of police sur
rounded the hotel where the women were
staying. and, entering the building. in
sisted on the frightened and crying wom-
en- leaving their beds. They were placed
in a motor car and conveyed to the Span
ish frontier.
When their removal was known the
fury of the many sufferers knew no
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

London, Dec 16.-In spite of the rather
unfavorable comments OF a large part
Of the German press on the now famous
speech Of Sir Edward Grey in the House
Of Commons three weeks ago, there is
general feeling here that the speech has
served to convince the large majority of
the German people that many OF the
opinions they have formerly cherished
in regard to this country have no foun-
dation in fact. It is hoped here that
when the speech is no longer distorted
for election purposes by the German
jingoes and conservatives, and when the
German people, after the end OF the cleo
ton campaign, calmly survey the history
Of last summer, they will realize no"
mistak IN was the idea that England ever
desired to prevent an agreement or ham
per German aims in a spirit of Jealousy
and hostility.
Lord Lansdowne, with whom l had a
talk the other night in the constitutional
Club, said that he. for one, did not now
see the slightest reason why the relations
between England and Germany should
not und II go a very marked improvement.
1t is useless, however, he said, to expect
any relief OF the tensions in the inter-
national atmosphere II the German pa
pers after election should decide to con-
tinue to stir up the passions and pre)u-
dices OF their readers against England
and to impute to this country antl-Ger-
man designs of which neither her gov
ernment nor her people have any cog
nizance
The New DrendnouEhts.
The most notable feature of the year
1911. from a strictly naval standpoint,
will be the fact that the number Of ships
of the Dreadnought type launched will
he equal, save one, to the combined total
for the three preceding years. A total
OF twenty-eight battle ships and cruisers,
armed on the single-caliber gun principle,
have been put into the water this year.
eight of these. including the two colonial
Ships being British.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
WAR MEDALS GOING
CHEAP IN ENGLAND
More Than 10000 Unclaimed
Trophies Stored Away.

London, Dec. 16.-Oficials OF the gov
eminent. and particularly Of the war Of
flee, are wondering whether war medals,
including those for special service, have
not been issued with so lavish a hand
that their possession brings no feeling Of
pride to many of their recipients.
More than 5000 unclaimed war medals
are in the ordnance stores at Woolwich,
and the authorities have denied that
these shall be melted IL application for
them is not made soon. Few, II any, Of
the general auction firms have not had
war medals for sale at one time or an
other. One of the best known auction
concerns, which makes a speciality OF
articles priced by collectors, sold q Vic
torla cross recently.
Military men are discussing the mat
ter Of adopting a new system OF recog-
milton for war service, and one Of them
expressed the opinion that poverty alone
would induce a soldier or his relations to
sell war decorations. While there were
war medals issued in England as far
back as 1913 by Charles I, the practice of
giving them by the wholesale was not be-
gun until all officers and men who served
at Waterloo were authorized to receive
them. Engiand's frequent wars since
have produced a flood of these badges OF
a grateful country's appreciation. Rud-
yard KipIing has testified that he has
often seen ''the frontier plaster go for
liquor on the toss but no man, he de-
clared, would sell his Victoria cross,
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
THE LATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN CAPITALS
GREY'S ADDRESS RELIEVES
ANGLO-GERMAN TENSION
Pacific Tone of Speech Clears the international At
mOSphere.
nOSphere.

This proportion to the worlds Dread
when out of a total OF nine launched
Britain's share was four, but on the
other hand, the number OF naval powers
possessing ships OF this type afoat has
been added to this year by France, Rus
sia, Turkey, Austria, Spain, and the Ar
gentine Republic. so that a proportion OF
slightly over three to one cannot be re-
garded as otherwise than satisfactory.
Great Britain's position in Dread
noughts exemplifies the business adage.
We lead: others follow" as out OF
sixty-four afloat she owns twenty-four
Germany follows with fourteen, the
United States comes next with eight.
Italy and Russia each has a quartet.
France, Japan, Spain, Brazil and the
Argentine Republic two each. and Aus
tria and Turkey one each. The proper
tionate figures will necessarily huctuato
from time to time. but a substantial lead
by Great Britain is assured II the new
first lord acts up to his profession OF
faith that I'VE must have a navy so
strong as to make 1t beyond reach Of
Torpedo Tests.
Designs OF a new torpedo, which will
have a wider range Of action and a much
greater speed than any hitherto employ
ed, have been approved by the authori-
ties here. During the past twelve or
eighteen months the naval departments
Of several Of the powers have been ex-
perimenting in this direction, but the
greatest difficulties have been encoun-
tered in connection with the motive
power. In the weapon referred to this
will be compressed air, the same by
which it will be discharged, and the tor
pedo will be of much smaller dimensions,
thus affecting a considerable economy in
the cost. as we'll as giving much higher
1t is believed that several of the new
weapons will be ready for trial early in
February.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
MARQUIS ILLNESS
CAUSE OF CONCERN
Youthful Anglesey England's
Most Eligible Bachelor.

London. Dec. 1S-The Marquis OF Au-
glesey, whom the late King Edward sim
gled out as a possible husband for
Princess Patricia of Connaught, and who
Is the most eligible young man in Eng
land from a matrimonial point of view.
Is lying seriously iii at Beaudesert. one
of the family places in Staffordshire.
The young marquis is the head of the
famous Paget family, and in character
Is entirely unlike his eccentric cousin.
the late marquis. who turned the chapel
Of his Welsh seat at Bangor into a thea
ter and lavished jewels on hundreds or
low acquaintance.
The last Marquis of Anglesey who lived
there was the famous hero OF the battle
Of Waterloo, who died in 1884. He kept
great state and entertained on lavish
scale Later on 'he Duke Of Aoercorn
rented Il for several years.
This great Staffordshire property came
to the Anglesey family by the marriage
Of a PaEet heiress to Sir Nicholas Bailey,
created Earl OF Uxbridge in 1884. The
present young marquis owns the greater
part of Burton-on-Trent. where all the
famous breweries are situated, and he Is,
in spite OF his late cousins extravagance,
becoming a richer man every year. In
ten years time he will be one Of the
four wealthiest peers in Great Britain,
so that his health Is OF considerable I'M
portance to those schemers. royal and
otherwise, who are trying to get him
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
TAFT AND GLADSTONE.
Presidents Special Campaign Hat
Recalls AnecdOte.

London. Dec. 16.-The news that Presi-
dent Taft has ordered a special hat for
political campaigning recalls the fact
that Mr.. Gladstone found the Inverness
cape in which he made his Midlothian
campaign of immense assistance, and not
only in keeping off the cold.
Once at a railway depot he stood at the
carriage door otensibly shaking hands
with his admirers. But his hands were
snuggly hidden beneath the cape, while
an obIiging porter knelt behind him and
thrust out his hand to the Gladstonian
wOrshipers.
of them as he walked away, and his
companion replied:
Aye, and did ye notice his nails?"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
BEEF TRUST IN ENGLAND.
LOndOn's Great Meat Market Now
Dominated by Chicago.


Dominated by Chicago.
London, Dec. 16.-Discussing the sub
5ect Of American trusts in British mar
kets, the noted financial expert, W. r.
Lawson, points out that the historical
SmithfeId-Londons great meat mar
ket-is rapidly becoming a foreign outpost
of the Chicago packers. These monopo-
lists are pursuing their American mer-
cenary methods in this country, buying
out the English tradesmen one after
the other, and bringing their shops into
the trust
As soon as the members Of the Ameri-
can ring hear OF one retiring they are
after him with tempting bids for his
good willard the ubiquitous Yankee
dollars generally come cut on top.
Though the trust has been only a few
years at work In SmithheId. II has al
ready got the lions share Of the busi-
ness, and the English housewives are be-
coming spprehensive lest the prices Of
provisions win be increased. owing 90
the power Of the American ring.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
CROWN PRINCESS MARIE,

RsumAnia's next Queen. whose Post-marital CON
Iuest Of her husband viii terminate with a great
Christmas celebration in the royal palace at
Bucharest The crown rTincess. 4 daughter Of the
bate King Edwards brother, married when just
sixteen, and, though she bore her husband three
charming children, for years suffered his ndiffer-
eDce In silence Lately. however. she turned the
tables On her gallant spouse By forsaking the
royal nursery Tor the ballroom. with the result
that he awakened hnzt his interest, then his
JEALOUSY. and finally his respect and love. Though
the coming Christmas clsb1tion Is not publicly
heTalded 40 love feast, u u current gossip that
It b 10 mark the beginning of q second hooey-
Noon for the heir Tresumptire and his pretty
Englilh witG