The sun., 1883-12-05
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English society
King Louis OF Bavaria has commandcda
series Of private performances OF rarsfa for his own
special qualification.
Sydney, New South Wales, has refuge
which last year housed and tor
the amazingly low sum OF S6a1i
Tho interest on the English national
debt amounts to thrice tho estimated income OF oil tho
members OF the House of pecrs.
Tho Archduke Johann, who recently do
ivered lecture drill has just produced at the Court
Theatre. Vienna, with great success. ballet entitled
"Thc Assassins"
Tho result of the opening OF the st.
Gothard Railroad is shown TO he that French trade with
Italy oOo 600 less than in 1881 and Italian trade
with Germany sis,ooo,ooo more
Admiral Santo, the new Italian Minister
of Marine is 80 and son OF General lie Is reputeda
very able officer In the battle OF Lissa 1906 he sank
with his ship the Italia but, on rising caught spar
lie was six hours In the water.
The London Timess obituary notice OF
Sergeant Simon NJ r.. was followed by the announce
mont in the evening papers that the eminent Hebrew
lawyer better. This s the sort OF thing the once
leading journal does nowadays.
Queen Victoria Is passionatcly fond OF
baked apples Tho walnW is another favorite Of hcrs
She has dish OF these nuts constantly prepared with
the shells removed and every bit of brown skin taken
of, leaving the nut white and whole.
The German army horse-buyiDg COM
mission have this year bought, In 44o markets, 7oA
horses, at an average Of $40 The highest paid was
$780, the lowest, S75. Six thousand six hundred and
thirteen are three year. .ods the rest older.
There are thirty trainers at Newmarket,
England and upward OF thousand horses in training
| Richard Marsh trains for James r. Kccnc and Ten
Brock who, however have very few horses now. They
are the only American turfnen having horses there.
| "A well-known Vienna actress, Mathilde
Singer has hit brilliant idea which the
tile Sarah Bcrn!ardt has not yet tried SHE has opened
oyster bar which she presides herself and to
which the Austrian Washers nock in crowds to consume
her delicaces, and leave their ducats in exchange
The Nestor Of all German musicians is
| probably Herr lilf former town musician ut tho
watering place Eiscr. who has this month celebrated
his l0Oth birthday Ills sons and grnEdsons have in.
leritcd the taste for music and the old man may
| and then still be seen taking part with them In tho
| town orchestra.
On Nov. 90 fine branch OF lilac was
gathered garden Steep Iiill in the sic Of Jersey
On the same tree were many other branches in full
flower. The apple and pear trees were also III BLOSSOM
and ripe strawberries pucked which had grown in
| tho open air. THE fact, says the DbaS is mracu
| loua in the latitude Of Normandy"
| Over forty tons of poultry in the hands
| Of Boston dealers soured during Thanksgiving week.
and threcquarers of it was purchased for canning
houses. who claim that although would not keep for
many hours and was therefore unstable in the retail
market it was just good as the dryest md freshest
| after being treated to saleratus bath.
| "A writer in the London Lancet ridicules
the habit of being In great haste and terribly pressed for
time which Ia common among all classes of commercial
men. and argues that in most cases, there s not the
least for it, and that 1t is done to convey notion
| OF the tremendous volume of business which almost
overw lSelms the house The writer further TINT.
when developed into confirmed habit 1t is fertile in
| provoking nervous maladies.
Medical mon have for some time arrived
at the conclusion that consumption is infectious. Tho
matter has been taken up in very practical way in tho
German army in which the disease is stated to be very
prevalent All soldiers suffering from it ore isolated
and to prevent any possible infection no account
they to be allowed to associate with patients suffer
Ing from pneumonia acute bronchitis while special
means to be taken for the snfccton OF the sp,d
In infectious cases.
The endless diversity Of uses to which
electricity may be put received another illustration
Gently at the Court Opera at Vienna where by the Sim
pie expedent Of suspendng tiny ncandcscent lamps by
fine swinging wires tile effect was produced OF swarms
of rcies fitting about tropical forest by switches
tho current is turned off and at the pleasure OF tho
operator md the effect as the artificial rrfes fash
and dance in midair. is shid to have been electrical in
other than literal sense.
The number OF persons killed by wild an
imnls and snakes in India last year against
2427 in the previous year and of cattle iGo7 against
4f,669. OF the human beings destroyed. aGoj
killed by Wild animals and 1850 by snakes. Ofths
deaths occnsoncd by the attacks OF wild animals. so5
were caused by tigers 27s by wolves 2O1 by leopards
$50 by jackaa and 2o2 by agatos; j9 wild animals
|
| ernmen paid rewards amounting 10 i4i .Go3 rupees.
| "A New York correspondent reports in
the AR1eneine zeiiung an astounding discovery. lie
states that in the virgin forests Of Sonora province Of
western MEXICO, near MaSdalcna pyramid has been
found measuring $50 feet nt its base and rising the
height Of $50 feet A carriage rond winds about this
enormous structure from base summit Tie face con-
sss OF granite blocks carefully cut and perfectly fitted
together. Not far distant stands hill which we arc
told is with cells OF various sizes cut
pf tha sn1,y
erai are on the same level and the walls adorned
with fantastic shapes and symbols.
| "A London paper says "The fashion
now is decidedly in the direction OF wall lamps Some
are OF great beauty Two of set have opal.
tinted glass and two ecolored The sconces in which
they are Hxcd fitted in frames Of mirrors with bcv.
eed edges These in their turn are framed in brass
beautifully chased These lamps arc placed near tho
four corners OF pretty drawing ROOM the opanted
and the red alternately AS the wall pa, pattern Of
daisies in gold and pink on a ground Of cream
color the effect is very good. Candles with pink shades
are scattered about the room in pairs and at table In
corner low reading lamp sheds softened radi
Rnce upon books and writing materials
The Indians OF tho reservation in Polk
county. Tex, adhere to their ancient customs When
they enter cotton patch they lck the entire week
pile the cotton In ono common heap. On Saturday they
select some whito man In whom they conNdo 10
weigh all the cotton After doing this he computes tho
amount due the tribe. and after collecting tina, amount
from the planter he divides 1t equally among the mem.
bers of the tribe Then the planter gives the chosen
agent his account against the tribe for provisions fur
nsheI and tho agent apportions the expense equally
among the Indians and then collects pro rata from
each Settlement cannot be effected in any other way.
| THIS IL the Indians way, and no other will answer.
The Berlin police authorities possess an
almost complete collection of photographs living Ger.
man murderers, forgers thieves bgamists and crimI
nails generally mud have found 1t useful that they
have now decided to mako collection OF photographs
of N cnu Til.
| fore communicated with tho Detective Department at
Scotland Yard. the Central Police ONCE In New York
and the Bureau OF Police in Paris and have begged to bs
favored with the lkenesses Of all persons who shall
DO henceforward convicted OF serious crimes In Eng
| land the United States and France They have also
asked to be supplied with information the aliases
handwriting and physical characteristics OF every
criminal and have offered In return
and descriptions Of the ccuyicts Of Germany,
-Manitoba's authorities having averred