San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-22
OF. GENERAL INTEREST.


TO l, 125, 900 sea leagues; England pays
IS, 10000 for 1,550,OOO leagues; the
United States, So. 100, 900 for ass, 900
leagues; Spain, Sl,95O.OOO for 36l, 900
leagues; Italy, sl,s0O,OOO for $4,000
leagues; Germany, 81, 100000 for 3s2,-
600 leagues, and Austria, 81, $50, 600 for
$4,000 leagues.
"A piece of Berlin Gobelin tapestry
of the seventeenth century kept in the
HohenZollern museum has just been
repaired and hung in the royal palace.
1t represents the great elector at the
siege of Stettin, is Is feet by ~, and is
valued at SIS, 900. The moth eaten
pieces were replaced by new ones and
the furnished silver by new in the
Berlin factory.
Thomas Garthwaite of Ecclefechan,
Scotland, who used to make Carlyle's
clothes, died recently. They tell me
that Tam was great man in London"
he used to say, but he never was
thocht sac muckle o. here. He wisnae
i'll tae please. He just wrote for suit
and l sent it, and he wore it till done,
and then he sent for another, and never
a word about fit. He was guide
enough man that way"
Every household" says woman,
should own a flag, just as much as it
should have bed linen" a sentiment
that will find few dissenters. The flag
should not only be owned, but put out
on every occasion on which there is the
least excuse. Patriotism is Unborn, to
be sure, but lots of Unborn sentiments
need development and fostering. Love
of country is one of the things that we
cannot bring out too early or have too
strongly demonstrated.
"A Brattleboro cent postage stamp,
black on buff, was sold for $500 recent
ly in London. Three st. Louis 10 cent
stamps brought 500 and sos apiece.
Other high prices were: Moldavia, lOs
paras, blue on pink, sl55; Spain, 2reals,
red, of 1851, Sl65; of 1852, 500; Tus-
cany, lire, yellow, $50; British Gui.
ana, cent, green, 500 and S120; two
cents, primrose; $500 each, while an s
cent green and 4 cent orange on the
same envelope fetched $780,
The expression drunk as blazes,"
was originally drunk as BLAZERS" In
medieval times st. Blaize was the
patron saint of the English wool comb
ers, and his feast day was celebrated
with great hilarity. The mummers
who took part in the procession in his
honor were called "blaizers," and, be-
ing often intoxicated at the conclusion
of the days ceremonies. "As drunk as
blazers" became synonymous with
state of beastly intoXication.
Dramatic gifts of rare possibilities
are thrown away upon trifling occupa-
tions. You may see the display of such
gifts in the case of the street fakir,
whose fluent volubility charms scarce
coin from the pockets of crowd that
swarms about him through curiosity,
and with no thought at first of buying
his wares. II is shown by the impu-
dent flower vendors of uncertain ma
tionality, who learn just enough Eng
lish to cry their wares and get rid of
fading roses with a word and smile.
Besides receiving copy of every
book published in France the Biblio-
theque Rationale in Paris receives all
the books that are returned to the dead
letter office. Whenever French books
are deemed Objectionable by the GEN.
sorship of foreign countries they are
sent back to France and go to this Ii.
brary. Belgium, where the most inn
moral books in the world are sold
openly, exercises a very severe censor
ship over French novels, while in
Russia novels pass easily, but historical
and philosophical works are very liable
to be refused. There was time when
no work of Renan stood a chance of
passing the Austrian or Bavarian post
Office.
"A tempest in a teapot has been
raised in Paris over the laundering of
the chief of the protocol when NJ.
Faure and NJ. Casimir-Perier met at
the students ball. The chief of the
protocol is the official master of cere-
monies NJ. de Bourqueney, who holds
the place, did not expect NJ. Perier,
and did not know what position to
give to an ex-president of the republic.
In his confusion he forgot to go 10
meet NJ. Faure and to provide NJ. Perier
with lady to conduct to supper. That
would have been overlooked, but as he
also placed NJ. Perier before NJ. Brisson,
the president of the chamber of depu-
ties, NJ. Brisson stood on his dignity,
NJ. de Bourqueney was removed, and
all the newspapers of Paris are asking
why republic should have a master
of ceremonies any way.
Ans Fair in Love.
Miss Million--So you know Miss Tip
top, the belle of the season?
Mr., Sharpwit latter Miss Millions