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other day, weighed Az pounds.
The Queen Of Denmark celebrated her
ffty-eighth birthday by a picnic dinner.
OHenbach's White Cat" is to be pro.
auced in America. but not, as might be
supposed, by the Thomas troupe.
A Chicago jury has just decided that
passengers in Slawson car need not
put their fares in the box, unless they
are so disposed.
A boy thirteen years old shot himself
in st. Louis last week because his pi :
rents had decided to send him away from
home to fill business situation.
A curious exhibition is announced TO
take place shortly in Paris of large
number Of phenomenal pumpkins, some
of which are said 10 weigh as much as
one hundred and eighty pounds.
Anthony Trollope, the novelist, at.
tended the reopening Of the San Fran.
cisco Stock Board. He is said to have
surveyed the proceedings with wonder
ing gaze that seemed to say, II never
saw anything like this in old England,
don't you knowl"
1t Is announced from Zurich that the
University has bestowed the degree ol
Phi. D. ON Mr.. Audrey Wilson, whose
latest work, THE Abode OF Snow" wll
be fresh in the recollection ofour readers
in recognition Of his services as writer
and as an expopnder Of Zoology.
So delighted were the oolonists of Mel
b~urne with Mile lima di Murska, thai
they held grand torchligbt procession
in honor Of tbe prima donna, who hal
been received in Australia with the ut
most enthusiasm" According to tele
gram, Di Murska will visit India.
NJ Leon Escudier has taken the Thea
tire VentadOnr, Paris. on lease for siA
years. The Italian opera performances
will begin next April with Verdi's Aida
Mesdames Stolz and Waldmann. an(
Signori Masini, Pandolfni and Medin
are engaged for the principal parts in
| this 0pera,
An English version Of LA Chattc
Blanche, which has lately reached its 6v'
hundredth representation 10 Paris, 10 Il
be produced at the Queens Thester thi
moath nnder the management Of NJ
Mayer, who recently produced an Englisl
version of "Ls Tour du Monde en- 81
Jours" at the PriEeess's Theater.
Sgnor Rossi and Nine Ristori viii bt
in London next spring, but they will ap
pear. not at the Gaiety, as originally in
tended, but at Drury Lane. The Italian
performances. however, will be under
the management OF Mr.. Hollingshead
in association with Mr.. ChRtterton. Il
is hoped that Signor Salvni vii pc able
to appear with his distinguished com
patriots.
The teachers Of the public schools il
Baltimore have taken deep and practi
cal interest in the work of commemorat
ing Edgar Allan Poe, aud their coatri
buttons, with that of George w. Childs
paid the cost Of the monument which is
shortly TO be unveiled and dedicated
over the poets grave. Literary cere
monies will take place, on the occasion
in the Western Female High School oI
Baltimore, Gs we'll as in the churchyaFd
A young gentlemen lately attended
the circus for the first tims. and on the
Sunday following was taken by biz
grandmother to church. He gazet
around in some wonderment for q few
moments. When the oFganist began tC
play he turned to his graudmothF ant
said, Grandma, will there be a circus
so can see the lion2' why, no. Eddie
this is church" "Well," replied tht
little fellow, its circus music anyway.
He had just finished his soup, when b,
noticed at the bottom of the plate
strange looking object Say lool
herel" he cried, what do you think
found in the soup2 That" Well, wha
is it2' asks mine host. "What is it
Why, don't you see9 Itsa bit of rag.
"See here, now" returned the other
taking up bill of fare aud reading
"Soup, ten cents plate. Did you eS
pect, sir. 10 find silk velvet eloaks an