The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-19
PRINCE OF WALES
N0TYETENGAGED
Subject, However, Soon VIII
Come Prominently Before
Public.

London. January ls.-;Althopgh It
is not likely that the betrothaI OF
for some little time. the, question OF
his marriage is already being talk "a
of anc Is certain 20 cons piohaliieHnSI x
before the public saftef ne leaves IA
The name of almost every eligible
princess has already been msntloheu a.
but, of course, thus far without du-
thority Many Englishmen would IKE
to see an alliance between the heir 70
the throne and the German Emperor
daughter. believing that IL would 40
much to remove the tension between
the two empires. but the German
princess is somewhat Older than the
prince and this would doubtless prove
bar TO their marriage.
A daughter of the Emperor OF Rus
STA has also been mentioned; ne
latest suggestion, however, rs that a
match might be arranged with a prln-
cess of ROumanla, the daughter OF
the crown prince. Prince feIulhaho
the heir TO the Roumanlan throne, lie
nephew of King Charles, his wire,
the Princess Marie, Il the daughter
OF tie late Duke of Edinburgh lson
of Queen Victorial and the Grand
Duchess Marie of Russia,
A good deal of interest mas Deen
created in England by the suggestion
made in Paris that the medal for the
Franco German Mar should be awarded
to Lord Kitchener, who took part as
a volunteer in the operations OF the
war King George has Tor hidden the
wearing OF foreign decorations by
Englishmen. except in the presence
of the person VINO has gwen mem
but this does not apply TO war medals
There are hundreds of Englishmen VINO
have received foreign decorations, ana
the order that they must not De worn
in the presence OF their sovereign mas
been a sore disappOintm to many
OF them King Edward, on the other
hand. rather encouraged the accept
ance of decorations from foreign SOW
ereigns and governments and mad no
oh ection to tae recipients wearing a.
many they mad.
New Variety of Wheat.
W. r Flgar. q mem Der OF the Canter-
bury Farmers Club. has raised crop
IF wheat which realized ssSS2 from the
produce of u quarter eight oushelsJ OF
seed which he purchased two years ago
The wheat is a new variety. brought
out by the Cambridge University Schooi
ii crop of 43 quarters. bushels. Plant
ing the whole OF this last season, he
had crop of 20 quarters. which ne
sold for the price named IL has oeet
wheat Of this productivity would
solve the whole question OF the ma
tlonal supply of food stuffs If. as
in this case. 5 quarters an acre could
he produced. il would take GOO 600 acres
for the whole national supply, including
seed
shooting is the latest idea of fashionable
England Several couples nave TINS
year Joined the annual plisIinage 20
phantS ThlnOceroSeS, DuNdIOes ana
other animals abound
The Marquis and Mdrchloness OF
Stafford are there now ana Oincf
are either in the country or on
heir way there. OF course they do
not monopolize the shooting. for, since
Col. ROosevelt's trip gave the colony
such an advertise English hunters
have been going out in increasing num-
berS eacn season. and the illustrated
papers are sending men to photograph
the hunts
Among those who have already start
ed l. Captain Dunbar. the LARD OF
PltCavcneg. the daredevil of the veldt
who has shot every species OF African
game and who always goes hunting
in a Kilt. much to the delight of the
Leap Year without Effect.
SO Tar as he returns have been made
up Leap \ ear did not affect the marriage
statistics. in fact the number OF we'd
dings was below the average
1 ne English marriage rate Indeeu Is
on the down grade. Many reasons are
gwen for this. bu: those mostly re
sponsible are held to he the advance
of the feminist movement, the increased
EN- plOyment OF women and the rise IN
the standard of living.
The last cause j. said to be the great
est factor Of all An authority on mar
ria &c statistics saws one OF tne Few
points that statistics have clearly ee-
fabnshed l. that as the standard of
comfort rises the age at Whlch marriage
Is contracted declines i mere Is an IN
creaslng tendency on the part OF inc
younger generation % want 20 begin
where their parents leave on Ana TINS
law Il practically universal
Ten years ago the average marriage
rate IN England and " aies was l99
Last year Il was down TO l5.2.