Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-05
NOTES A,D COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
IS Japan thcre are 100 earthquake
observing stations, and tho records Of
500 shocks that annually visit that
country are accurately noted.
TIE Red Sea il for the most part
blue. II gets It's name from the fact
that portions OF II are covered with
minute animalculic which dye the
surface OF the water red where they
iloat.
An Interesting aud characteristic
auecdoie Of Blsmarck's early career
In diplomacy Ia given. lio was Prus-
sian Minister 10 the German Confeder'
alton which sat at Frankfort. In the
house In which he lodged there was
no bell, and he intimated to the pro-
prletor the necessity Of establishing
such means " communication. The
proprietor refused, ~ It was "not 70
nominated In the bond" or contract.
by and by pistol shot was heard In
Blsmarok's room. The a1rlghted pro-
prietor hurled into the room to mud
out what the disaster was. "Don't
disturb yourself, "said Bismarck; "this
Is TO call my servant. AS there IL no
bell. will henceiorward employ this
method Of summouing him." The
bell was supplied aud the shooting
oeased.-i.garo.
IN London recently Mr.. Philip New.
mRn delivered lecture ON the "Chron'
ology Of Costume" The lecture was
profusely illustrated with lime light
pictures thrown on a screen, and Cow
cred the period from the ninth to the
beginning Of the present century. Mr.
Newman drew attention TO the imita'
ton In the Middle Agos, as In the
ninstecath century, OF the dress
Of men by the gentler sex. The
wlmples and gorgots which were
iounu In the brasses Of the thirteenth
century were feminine adaptation Of
the cena'lle Of the helmets Of their
male relatives, aud In Elizahethan
period Of the broad skirts, long waists
and farthingales were doubtless sug.
gesteI by the exaggerated trunk hose
and doubletH Of the men.
OF the 5sS negroes lynched In the
South Ia the past eight year., and Of
which record was made, only 260 were,
charged with rape, and In some Of
these cases only suspected. For MUIR
der 259 were lynched; for robbery, a.;
for incondiarism, ~; for unknown res-
sons, 80; on account Of race prejudices,
-; for quarrelling with white men, ~;
for making threats, 10; for riotlng, I;
miscegcnAtion, ;'for burglary, 4. The
Chicago Tribune l. authority for the
correctness Of these figures. As TOT
tho past year, 100 negroes were
lynched, savon burned alive, one
hayed alive and one dielointsd. This
report was made by DR., Charles IL.
Payne.
The Atlanta HCrdd states that the
man that bears the distinction Of being
the Oldest survivor Of the war OF i1l2
is VIM. Boone, who lives with his
daughter, Mn. Darlington, near Bliss
Held. lie wa, born March 2nd, 1892,
In Cumberland County, Pa. lie Is a
grandson OF tho famous Kcntuc, ian.
When Mr Boone was lad OF i've
years he saw Geneneral Washington ut
Philadelphia and loves to tell Of the
"good old days when he was boy"
When he became twenty years old
the war Of lsla broke out. He enlisted,
fought all through the trouble and
carries bullet 70 remind him Of
his experience. When sixty years old
ho was as spry a, grnsshopper, and
could turn handspring as easily as
n boy Of sixteen.