The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12
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Richard stranss's musical humorcsque It'll Eu.
Ienspiogel's lustiRo strciche has been given
WIN success NJ the Crystal Palace concerts.
A French company II going to work the coal de-
poaiu In the Farce Islands. and TO build n pier to
deep water In tho harbor OF Trangisvaag.
In the Maruuesas Islands when a man marries he 40.
lulrcs the rights OF a husband over all his wife'a ais.
tiers, while his Brothers obtain the samo rights over
the bride.
interest In English studies Ia not great In Eng
lana. Frof. Skcat for over q year has tried to raise
$4,000 for an English lecturcship at Cambridge.
giving 81 200 NJ 1t himself, and has only obtained
$500 In subscriptions.
one of the oldest books in the Basque language,
"Refranes y scntencias comuncs on Pasquence" Of
which the only copy, printed In 1898, Is In the
DarInstadt Library, has been reprinted at Geneva
by Mr.. w. T. Van Eys.
Cen Oordon's defence OF his conduct In putting
to death tho son OF Zebehr Pasha, suleiman,
10 TO be published soon In an English translation.
IL was writton In Arabic and printed at khartoum,
anu but three copies are in existence.
England Is once more AFFLICTED with bogus diplo-
mas purportlng to be issued by American univer.
stiles. Tho latest OF these frauds calls itself tho
National University of Illinois (Unlversitas Ma
uohhhs ilNinoiensis), ls offices are In London.
hynosargcs, q suburb OF ancient Athens, with .
Famous gymnasium, Is being hunted for by the Brit
ish school OF Athens to the south Of Mount Lyca-
'N'soS "" INV pulh W u Al1 bSuh. rTOm u U
mains found In the preliminary excavations IL
seems likely that the real site has bcen discovered.
sucoi, the faster, has had an unpleasant expert.
ence In Vienna, where he intended to exhibit him.
SELF In his feat OF fasting forty days. The police
authorities refused u allow the exhibition, but at
last permitted MIN to fast In private on condition
that no charge for admission should be made and
That only the medical observers should be present.
AS Succfs blood was up he accepted tho conditions.
Earl Grey, inc new administrator OF the South
African Chartered Compsny's territory, ia trying TO
attract BRUSH miners TO Rhodesia. An advance OF
Ssoo IL u DO maze 70 each man TO pay Tor the Voy'
age and the support OF his family while no Is away,
the men engaging to return It by paying 90 per cent.
OF their wages till tho sum is extinguished and also
engaging 70 DO re'ponsioie for each others repay
mont OF the advance.
A sick Jew, 81 years OF age. and poor. went to a
rabbi at Barmer In Germany recently, asking for
assistance which ne received. HIS papers sho we'd
that he was a Russian by birth and had lived thirty
years In Germany. A few days later he was ordered
to leave Prussian territory within four weeks. as by
the treaty OF 1894 with Russia he had forfeited his
rights as . Russian subject In consequence OF his
thirty years absence. and had not become a German.
Santa Zlta. the patron saint OF cooks, lived and
was oanonized at Genoa, where her cooking was
as mighty esteemed as her piety. once when Or
dered to prepare a banquet she fell asleep. and.
waking up shortly before the dinner began, found
Q number OF angels cooking for her. Great praise
was given to the dinner, which she at hrst was
tempted to take TO herselr. but, repentinS. con-
fessed how the dinner had been cooked. 80 she
became q saint.
German anti.semitic students at Vienna, having
declared that they would refuse all challenges
from corps students who are Jews the Jewish
students appealed 10 the Rector OF the University
to interfere, and allow them TO have their faces
slashed like Christians. He refused. but has been
forced Inv the MinfAtar of PuhiN Instruction tn
punish the students who presided at the meeting
where the declaration was made. The Jews arc
all taking fencing lessons.
An old gypsy woman who died near Slough In Eng
land asked TO have all her belongings destroyed.
Her son FIRST shot and buried her horse, then
burned the van I'm which she had lived. throwing the
smaller articles into the flames. A bystander offered
to buy the harness., but the man refused to sell II at
any price, saying that he would be scorned by all the
tribe. The old wonan's little grandson threw in a
piece OF bread she had given him. saying' 1--WE
shall never want for bread any more"
A copy of Cations edition of the Canterbury
Tales was sold in London recently for IS, loo, the
fourth highest price ever paid for a Caxton, Lord
Jerseys copy OF king Arthur" having brought
1910 and his histories OF Troy" 80. 100 in 1885.
and another copy OF the Troy" $4,000 In 1919.
There are but nine copies OF the Canterbury Tales
known. only two Of them complete, one being at
Merton College, the other in the British Museum.
Tho copy just sold lacks nineteen leaves, and two
others have the corners torn on; which makes the
price paid the highest ever obtained at auction fol-
an English book in imperfect condition.
Birmingham. England, has been making . sue
cessful experiment with the aothenburg system.
In September. 1904, the corporation opened a pub
Ito house in Elan village within its limits, in which
temperance drinks as well as pure liquors were
sold, the profits going to support a reading room
and recreation hall in another building. 1t had to
compete with an old-establshed public house. but
gained rapidly on 1t. The onncial in charge, . tee
totaler. is convinced after a years experience.
that the interests Of temperance ae far better
served by providing wholesome liquor under proper
than by leaving the trarnc TO be con.
Quoted in the ordinary way. or In attempting to pro-
hibit It altogether"
Pope Leo has given the Irish members OF Parlia-
ment some good advice. A letter from Mgr. Kelly.
rector of the Irish College In Rome. to Dir. Dillon,
printed in tho Freepdn's Journal. reads as follows:
~ am to report that to-day. after the discourse OF
the Holy Father In reply to the address of tho sa.
cred College, ! had the honor OF laying at his feet
your personal felicitations. Sc. / said Holy
Father, our members OF Parliament have recently
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