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Show HOHENLOHE'S PECULIARITIES. Thn New German Chancellor Always Cook His Ovrn Coffee. Prince Hohenlohe, the new chancellor chancel-lor of the German empire, is cast in a different physical mold from his two Stalwart predecessors. He is far from being so impressive in appearance as Bismarck or Caprivi. He looks more like the headmaster of a school in a middle sized town than like a statesman. Although Al-though of a more noblo lineage than either of tho ex-chancellors, he looks much less like the traditional aristocrat His early life was, however, passed amid comparatively humble surroundings, surround-ings, and his birth helped him little. He practiced law until 1846, and, pitted against young men of the middle classes, never distinguished himself. In the year mentjonedhe succeeded to the dignity dig-nity of sohillingsfurst and took his place ks a hereditary legislator in tho Bavari an reichsrath. The prince is remarkably active for a man of his age. His excellent health he attributes to the facts that he spends as much time as possible in tho open air especially in the hunting field and cooks his own coffee. Coffee he considers consid-ers the principal course of a meal, although al-though he likes good things to eat and employs one of the best cooks in Ger many. When m his palace at Strasburg, he always prepared his own coffee. Even when he travels he carries tho cof fee machine with him and uses it to make his favorite beverago at least three times a day. In the course of years ho has becomo an expert, and few cooks can equal his brew. His guests flatter him on his art, a3 a matter of course, and there is no better way to reach his heart than by eulogy of his coffee. Like many other men who have accomplished ac-complished considerable in this life and lovo praise and their hobbies, ho would rather hear praise for his "drink which comforteth the brain and heart" to use the language of Bacon than for his political wisdom. Cincinnati Commercial Commer-cial Gazette. |