The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-18
Foreign Note. of Rea, Interest.

The Emperor Of China was:o years old on Aug. 4.
Herr Tart Is said to be the new German vlonlst Of
the hrst rank.
London journal 10 trying to increase its popu.
larity BY publishing itself on cented paper.
English hunting mon are importing foxes from Nor
way. ono Swedish breeder has sent over GOO.
The Lords Of the Admiralty have decided upon extra
pay for officers qualified to act as Interpreters.
The electric cranks have made electric!iEht walk
INK stick with small incAndsscent lamp at tho end
and q storage battery inside.
Tobacco smoking 10 growing rapidly in England. Dur.
ing tho last hfty years tho sanSumption head Of
population was nearly double
The wife OF Prince Louis tho future King of Bavaria
has Just had her eleventh child Tho percentage In.
sanity In tho family IL not known.
To make white roses blue water tho trees throughout
tho winter with solution OF Pruss,an blue and II you
want them to be green use suphnto Of copper.
Boiler examinations arc not conducted very we'll In
England either. The boiler at brewery In bolton has
Just been examined for the first time in twelve years
An American named Seweii Of New York has es,ab.
lished in tho Temple IN tho occupied by
Judah =. Benjamin. = library OF American law books
for the OF the British bar
wavo Of hysterical religion 10 passing over some
parts Of France number OF Protestant peasants arc
travelling with tents preaching the end OF the world,
bareheaded and with naked feat
In view of the serious disappointment to guests At
the dinner tables Of total abstinence people on finding
that there Ia wine, total abstinence hostess in
London now writes her Invitations with mo wine" at
| the bottom.
There is rumor that tho Austrian Government have
sounded tho College Of Cardinals to find whether non.
italian Pope might be regarded possible The ssntL
ment Is that the next Pope aust be Italian like his
predscessora
By official reports learn that ons. third
OF the whole value OF houses and tonemens In nd
and Wales and moro than ono fourth OF the entire
United Kingdom are found In London. The rent for
LONDON last year WAS Sl7OooaMO,
Sabbath Ike PINK railroad 10 to be bnit in Europe
The village of Sainte Croix in the Jura whch makcs
great many clocks and musical boxes has been long
anxious 10 railway down the tain 10 connect
vita Yverdon. At last wealthy man. named Rsrbey,
offered to build at his own expense. tho condition
that for twenty i've yenrs there shall DO no rafc on
sundsyM His condition MAS pied. and the road 20
cost about hA!fa million Of dollars viii be opened next
year.
German law OF compulsory insurance on wage
has been In operation for six months with
suits that are not regarded as satisfactory The pen
sions provided for by the measure no, over $50
year. and IN order to obtain them the psnsoner must
show that he paid Insurance rates for thirty years Mt
least. Tho Old pension does not begin before man
ts 10 and as Comparatively few labarsrs reach that
age. the investment seems doubtful. II man has been
working for twenty eight years and up In business
for himsef he fofes his contributions aud all rghts
to pension There 10 grea. deal Of public vexst,on
| toward the law.