The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-07
Foreign Note. or Zeal Interest.

The Paris Municipal Council has voted to have
dsrground railroad to start from the Arc Dc Trompns
to The Care Saint Lazare ana under tho Place do
rOpera to the Bhs,ile.
Lafonaine has statue In Tars. II inaux urated
In rassy OH Juy 81 go ysars after HE death 1t had
taken H. sully Prudhomms eight years to coec: tho
necessary s. 100 francs and of this 2Iu francs
came from the town OF Psssy and tho Government
Another scientific observer publishes pam phlet TO
show that the European jaw 10 narrowing through the
lesser severity Of Its iaoors that accompanies civilized
food The lawer Jaws Of ths~fhter English smaller
than those OF ancient Rrsf6ns or even Of Australians
Frederick Ba,iy sutesed the British Royal Ari lery
In 1909. hs ,pss wounded At New Orleans fighting
against 0sh Jackson few yrars later. and then en-.
Prussan army fighting in all the battles
'ot 1919 and making himself moro less conspicuous
In minor way. Then no retired Lieutenant and his
nams wns never heard again beyond his own village
for IS years until he is reported as centenarian.
Carl Eitz Of Essbsn pleads for the resuscation OF
foksonss As factor In tho publication aud e!eva.
ton OF German national life lie advocates singing
society for every village cheap music and greater
tonton to musical instruction In tile primary schoolA
InAsmuch O. rmsny tho most musical country in
tho world this surprising effort TO rsvivfy and spread
tn, cultivation Of music suggests that It IL dying out
N. Jansen. who last year proposed to build OBJ.
servaory on the top of Mont Blanc announces that
his appeal has been responded to by BschoGheim tho
banker; Prince Roland Bonapa,e. Baron Aiphonse dc
Rothscaiid. and N. kiaeL Its building Is still profile.
NAUTICAL 1t must b placed on solid rock, ana one
knows vet whether the Ice the summit 10 80
fset thick II tho ice is no thicker than forty feet the
plan 10 regarded as feasible.
Mr.. Flinders Petriss researches in Egypt have
brought light manuscripts Of Greek literature
earlier than any classical text which have had
before The scholars have discovered three pages Of
the lost Antiops" Of Euripides, and also fragments
Of P!atos Phado." The text OF the latter confirms
the suspicion that tho editors Of Alexandria regularly
improved aud touched the original text to suit their
ideas OF style. Another fragment, identified por
tion OF the e'ev nth book Of tho Had and contains
i've lines that are not IN the accepted text.
Nine. BAvatssy is not to be "succsedsi" BY Lady
Cathnsss without 4 contest Mr. W. Kingslaud a msm.
bsr OF the Executive Council Of the European Section
of the Thoosophicai fs,s.y writes to London jour.
nal, mime BlavatsEy has no successor, either In
the outside organization OF the society. which 10 not
affected by her DEATH because she held tho special
office Of Corresponding Secretary. which doss not
qure TO 10 led neither has she any successor As
teacher for there before the world who arc
qualified to tako her place in this respect know of
no other way in which any one could claim 10 her
successor. and II the claim has aver been made by
Lady Cathnsss there u no authority to supportit"
Tho question. what constitutes soda water -
has been brought up In England. The Durham
County Council received report on the subject
from rs offciai analyst. lie produced q sample of
90 called soda water. purchased from Q manufao-
tursr Of ssrsted waters which did not contain any
bicarbonate OF soda; and then no said that common
and fair dealing would suggest that man has no
right 70 entitis beverage soda water" when IL bxs
not occurred 10 MN tte
But the Durham County Council took action against
the manufacturer OF the bogus stuh because 1. wss
found that soda water prepared by the only existing
standard prescription. that OF The British Pharnaco
pc was unnt for ordinary consumption bsver age
Al the annual horse show he'd 10 Vienna last mont
by the AustroliunEarian Agricultural Society three
teams OF "Jnckers" the representative Hung
horse bred All reared In the Pusxa appeared az
in-hsnda One was made up with four whe,e,s, pre-.
csdsd by two ranks OF three and two chain horses
spectvsly aud single leader In tho second there
we're two whites between two Toans close 20 tho break
In front OF them white between two TO- the RI
maiuuG three being Tho third was com posed Of
two dark 81 the Wheel three grAys In front of
them-ths one IN the middle higher than tho others
then three chsssnuts and two white leaders All team.
were remarkably hsndy. The fucker" IL describe
A. Of siIht and elegant build. well set un graceful
strong. unlirinK, and Eeef
There has been " srixs In China even In the Heho
Pa ace built by the Emperor for hi mother the Em
press Dowassr alter hsr retirement from the Regency
IL was desired TO do over this year and work
men were engaged. OF these 400 or more were
csrvsrs clA's who In Chinz h0d their heads high
knowing that tho date for completing the gardens
close, they struck for hilhT wages And all tile
psntss Joined They were receiving Individually three
meals and 1910 cash ten can equal a cenp
per day. but they demanded : 900 cash day. on
| their employers refusing TO comply signal gun Was
nred. aud Thousands Of work carpenters
and masons-ossan to make threAtsning dsmoDS,rA'
tionL The officials guard, finding the ptlics I'm
potent CO led on tho rifle brigade fuon ming yuen
GuArda and cavalry who surrounded the strkera The
AFFAIR ended In compromss. the mon rscsiving 90,
cash Per day. or exactly double their previous wages