The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-11

A winter palace has just been added to the attrao
tIons OF the Jardin d~'acclimatation in Paris, The main
building contains a large concert hall that will accom-
mOdate 1900 persons.
Marshal BaEaine's son has lately returned from
Mexico, where he tried In vain TO obtain the restitu-
tion OF his mothers property, confscated by the Mex
lean Governments The family is now In abjecT
poverty.
Copees poetical drama, Severe Toreli," originally
produced at the odson, has Just been brought out with
success at the Coincide FRANCHISE. with Albert Lam,
bert and Paul Mounet, who were In the original cast
and Mime. BTandes.
NJ. Camille Jansen, formerly Governor Of the Congo
Free State, has just gone to Chill as one of the arbitra.
tors TO settle the differences between that country
and Great Britain In the matter OF the lndemnlties
arising out OF the late civil war.
ON the occasion OF the SOth birthday of Ernst Cur
thus, the historian OF Greek art, Sept. Ia, his bust In
marble will be unveiled In the museum al olympia no
fore the Government authorities and representatives
OF the university and foreign schools at Athens.
In the India once Library Is the largest collection Of
printed Sanscrit books In the world, larger than the
one In the British Museum, and comprising many
early and rare editions. These are now being cata.
lcgued by the former librarian. DR.. Rost who has Alresd
published the catalogue Of the sanscrt manuscripts
Ia the ONCE.
OF over ave million children in elementary schools
In England only 10000 pay for their schooling, and
OF these half a million pay no more than a penny a
week, according 10 a recent onhcial statement. OF
the - voluntary schools In which the whole or part
Of the tuition IL paid by the parents. 5000 receive
from 10 To 20 shillings a head for the children In at
tendance, 1000 between ) and 10 shillings, ana 5000
under 5 shillings.
The royal family Of England seems to have a Iasts
for brooches Mrs, Green. the nurse who has Leen at
tending the infant prince, lately received a num-
her ~ presents from them, The queen gave her a dia,
mpud and ruby brOnch, the DIXIE and Duchess ~ York
. diamond and sapphire one, the Duke alone a gold
ON" containing q lock ~ the baby's hair: the Duke and
Duchess OF Teck, however, gave her a silver cream
pitcher ana a sugar bowl.
MT. A.. }. Evans, who recently explored Crete. believes
that he has found In the figures ON many sIohs-
gems the hierOglyphie writing Of the age OF Mycenss.
and on some he nnds even alphabetic symbols. "Ths
Cretan symbols, both pictorial aud alphabsuc belong
In the main To the second millennium r. e., and 10 the
days OF the Mycenaan civilization" OF the later class
az engraved gems he was able, thanks 10 the Cretan
superstition. 10 collect q great number, The women
call them milk stones and wear them round their
necks as potent charms. Mr.. Evans obtained some
from the older women, exchanged some stonss OF small
archaeological value for better specimens. and prnr
cured impressions where the owners would not give
UP the talisnan. uf Goulas, the most impressive
primeYal ruin In Crete, he says A" The city seemed 10
have been deserted before the dawn Of history. Tue
walls and buildings are almost. without exception,
buht IN a rude 'Cyelopean style. and there Is nothin,
visible thai can he safely called Hellenic Wall rises
within wall, terrace above terrace, and what cau
hardly he paTalleled elsewhere, the dwelling houses
themselves OF the SAME C~yclopsan construction are
partly standing within the walls. From the arrupnli,
height opens OUT > panorama Of see aud land worthy
Of the colossal ruins around"