Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-16

N I'm various military districts IN
Germany. as we'll as in Holland, trials
have been made of wire soles covered
with substance resembling indis
rubber These soles are said to be
more durable than those made OF
leather, and to cost only about hall
its price.
Mount 'Vesuvius serves as gi-
gantic barometer and thermometer fol
Naples. The direction in which the
smoke from, the crater blows indicates
unerringiy a coming change of weather
twenty-four hours in. advance, Also
the approach of the hot and depress-
ing sirocco. --~Ls ...... fE..,y
The cast of the late Emperor
William Of Gcrmanys head, taken
after death, was intended for the EN-
press Augusta alone. and the mold
has been broken by command of Tho
family. in order that only one exam
pie shall exist. The cast shows how
curiously small the Emperor's head
was.
British residents in Japan are sub
scribing for the repair of the grave OF
Will Adams British sailor who was
shipwre cked in Japan in the reign O.
Jamcs J., and who lived for many
years AT the Court of Yedo, where he
obtained extraordinary influence. His
grave was discovered some years age
on the summit of one of the hills over
looking the government arsenal al
Yokosuka, near Yokohama.
" olapuk. the new universal Ian
guage, has excited the suspicion o1
Russian authorities. Formerly it was
allowed to pass into Russia unchal'
lenged. but the increase of subscribers
to Volapuk journals caused the sus.
picion that they might be vehicle fol
importing nihilism, and censor was
appointed to learn the language and
examine its books.
The only Mexican resting under
the ban of perpetual exile from his
country is General Leonardo Marques,
who now lives in Cuba. He was BAN
ished for shooting in cold blood 9
number of medical students who had
gone 10 attend the wants of the
wounded in battle between the Re.
publican and Imperialist forces al
Tacubaya, on the 11th of April. 1865.
The latest London novelty is the
utilization of the drop a-nickel-in-the-
slot machine TO the purposes of insur-
ancc. A company has been organized,
to be known as the Automatic Accident
Insurance Box Company, and its object
is stated TO be ''to provide the public
with ready means of obtaining an
insurance for twenty-four hours
against death arising from accidents
of every description by simply placing
q penny in the slot of a box.''
The Prince of Wales being invited
to an sat home" recently. had, as is
the custom. the list of the people he
would meet submitted to him by the
lady desirous of receiving his Royal
Highness in her house. The Prince
passed his pencil through the names
of three ladies. When asked by the
hostess the reason of his obje ction, he
replied: my dear mad am, l can not
explain. Ask your husband. He
should not have permitted you to
know such people"
The eight-year-old -heiress of the
DGtoh throne, is receiving n liberal
education which would benefit anv
little girl. From her mother she
learns the pianoforte and horseman-
ship; reading, writing. arithmetic,
and the modern languages are taught
by different teachers, who treat the
little Prime cess exactly as they would
any other schoolgirl. The Princess
is even allowed to play at times on
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