The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
Foreign Notes or Real Interest.

| "Tara.ra boon,.de ay" IL nourishing in Paris
Tho French War once has provided for the enroll
| mcnt Of between 6.Coo and 1000 bicyc In war
The Horse Accident Prevention Society in London
reports that thousand horses fall upon asphalt to I've
hundred wood
On May 20 the last broad gauge railroad in England.
that OF the Great Western narrowed to tho stand
ard gauge Of 4 feet ~ inches.
Otto IIosners temperance at the age Of 10 showsa
normal development Of artistic qualification and ineL
lisence. lie has also greatly increased in physical
power.
One Of the largest camela trees in Europe 10 no in
full bloom ut Pi!nitz Dresden. It was taken from
Japan 100 years ago 10 nifty feet high and has an an
nual average of 1000 blossoms
Tho Indian tiger shooters are beginning TO discard
such precautions elephants and platforms in trecs
and hunt on foot Prince vokhatsingj who Ia credited
with killing 200 tigers and panthers mot only goes
foot. but al, alone.
A Mr.. Stokes once asked Tennyson. what do You
think Of Brownngr' The Laureate replied. ~ would
rather not say" Tsnnyson great admirer of Gray
and Burns. and once said that he would rather have
written the Eegy In the Country Church ard" than
any other poem.
The difficulty experienced In European travel Of And
ing ones railway carriage after leaving 1t to
station has been met cxpermen tally the Paris and
Lyons route. natural history plato" Is put con.
spcuousy door, presenting tho figure OF some
bird. beast. reptile. or insect.
Bricks made out Of plate glass of worry superior
quality. sand Of iron and gla's 10 forced into q
mould under pressure Of several thousand pounds per
inch Then the bricks subjected to o Temperature
OF 7O0' Fahrenheit. which the glass sang
to unite. The bricks are perfectly white. and VII
stand both frost and acid.
The value Of the words not transferable" usuallv
printed upon tokes has tested In an Eng.
ush court and It has been decided bs unnp, Ach.
able. lady loaned two Of her servants couple Of
season tickets to tho Crystal Palace They were sus.
pscted and questioned. and tho fine imposed by the
Court amounted In all to about S1B.
Blk weeks ago two prominent embcrs Of the Cercls
dc rEpaant one Of the most exclusive and fashion,
able clubs of Paris. proposed n certain Count D,
credited to weiLknown family in tho south OF
France whom they had met At watering place. The
manners OF the new member were unexcs ptionabls
Boon afterward It turned out that he wellknowa
card sharper Of Nice. and he thrown out by the
footman and his two sponsors forced to resign
Citizen Bros 10 about to start for Paraguay to found
socalisic community. The rules OF his society will
be: No individual property absolute equality without
distinction OF the rule to be exercised BY
the majority: unrestricted freedom OF criticism by
pen or speech: the total amount Of material labor
necessary for the webeinK OF the colony to be re-
duced to n minimum and equally apportioned among
ALL according to the abilities OF each; tho greatest
possible amount of welibeing to be shared equally by
ALI children to be brought and educated by society,"
Tho Eeue Minyrische Biun.r prints some startling
ngures showing the financial resources which tho
great European powers rely upon in case of war
In the julius tower OF tho fortress Of spandau IN
Prussia there is treasure OF one hundred and fifty
millions OF francs In gold Tho other States have only
their national banks to depend upon. Tho estimate
gives nine hundred and forty.ssven millions to the
German empire. hve hundred and forty.seven
millions for the Austro' Hungarian empire. and
two hundred millions to the kingdom OF Italy.
giving a total of one billion six hundred and
ninetyf millions for the triple alliance. To this
total il added the sum OF nve hundred and sixty.
seven millions for the Bank Of England and hunld
and one millions for the Bank of Belgium In tlisway
it arrives at total Of two billions three hundred aud