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Show HOHENLOHE'S PECULIARITIES. ifre New German Olmnccllor Always Coc&i His Own Coffee. Prince Hohenlohe, tho new chancellor chancel-lor of tho German empire, is cast in a different physical mold from his two Btalwart predecessors. He is far from being so impressive in appearance as Bismarck or Caprivi. He looks more lik-the lik-the headmaster of a Bchool in a middle sized town than like a statesman. AL ucu IUW.U Liiau iiiiu u ovait;aiU(UJi a- though of a more noble lineage thaa either of the ox-chancellors, he looks much less like the traditional aristocrat. His early life was, however, passed amid comparatively hnmblo surroundings, surround-ings, and his birth holped him littla He practiced law until 1846, and, pitted against young men of tho middle classes, never distinguished himself. In tho 7ear mentioned he succeeded to the dignity dig-nity of schillingsf urst and took his plao as a hereditary legislator in tho BavarV an roichsrath. The prince is remarkably aotive for & man of bis ago. His excellent health h? attributes to the facts that he epends ai muoh time as possible in the open air especially in the hunting field v&i oooks his own coffee. Coffee he consid' Crs the principal course of a meal, al though he likes good things to eat and employs one of the best cooks in Germany. Ger-many. When in his palace at Strasburs ho always prepared his own coffea Bven when he travels he carries tho coffee cof-fee machine with him and uses it to make his favorite beverage at least three times a day. In the course of ears he has becomfc sn expert, and few cooks can equal hi brew. His guests flatter him on his art, as a mutter of course, and there is no better way to reach his heart than by eulogy of his coffee. Like many other "men "who have ao complished .considerable in this life and love praise and their hobbies, he would rather hear praiso for his "drink yiacix comf orteth tho brain and heart' ' to use. tho language of Bacon than for his political wisdom. Cmoinnari CanraoJ-iial CanraoJ-iial Gazette. |