The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

NNIl NhNs 'aNN
thInnest ycllum, which has been dyed n deer
rcd purple. The letters are in silver. ana are
square upright u~ncials; the Authorizations OF
the sacred names nro In gold. The pages are
3o centimetera by 90. and the writing on each
page IA In two columns. a representative OF
an English, university, and another OF an Amer
can one, have been In negotiation with the
ephorie OF tho village church where this treas
ure has been kept. but these negotiations have
been slow and tedious. ON account Of the re-
motencss Of the village, which ia In the neigh
borhood OF Clpsarca, and the recent troubled
condition of the district. Recently the prize
was taken from both competitors by a repre-
sentative ~ Russin. and II Is said that the ac-
tual purchaser IA the Gar himself. The price
reputcd to have been paid is n thousand pounds
n sum which I should consider the minimum,
since | know that one OF the other competl-
tors had offered that amount"
The influence Of tho new journalism. T. e..
extraordinary and eccentric journalism. has
penetrated even TO Paris, and one OF the PAPERS
OF that city, lie Pays. Is very proud Of n recent
achievement. II printed the other day n re.
markablo article upon Art and Artists In
1906" In Engllsh-real English as she is
wrote In Paris. Here is n sample:
Frcsch, looking with humorous bright eyes and
a smile full OF souvenirs, tho head beautifully
framed, WIN grey WnlbltTs VIII lul VI uhnhtious
perfume. Such is NJ. Ricard painted by If. Bonndt,
master piece, after tho second style OF the artist.
''Ecce Homo says he, but tho man is alive. This
portrait Is n match for tho most beautiful canvas
OF ancient museums. NJ. Hebert Il still In
Rome. We cannot tell II no will expose. .
Women OF all shades pass before us, from tho dark
raven winged beauty, to tho fairest amber; whilo
white, blue. and pink winged Cupids. mad with
10y, covered with wrcaths, form groups. In tho
most graceful and charming attitudes, around fine
looking men! perfect pictures OF youth! We Will
not try to describe the beauty OF this npparition
which arises from tho wonderful coloring and
perfect drawing OF NJ. Terrier. It Is an explosion
Of happiness. 10 Pnradis dAmour.' NJ.
cameron Will exosc angles 'Dans Ia Vicnne.." II is
sunset, behind IA curtain OF dark trees. leaving a
train OF beautiful reddish looking cloudes. and a
river ripping passed. The sun lightly Swimming
beautiful glodmy looking ruins. Wild oats are
ripening in the front ground. A most successful
and well studied landscape. NJ. Domeron can take
place amongst our first Landscape painters! Per.
haps he may send us too. lie Wolfe do mariee
pour la petite Mirette." Decidedly portraits seem
to take NJ. Commeto fancy, although. we wiet
So much n tablcau OF his Limpid waters
run through the lower parts around little islets OF
grass, bearing glimpses of blue light. This tableau
is one OF NJ. Petitjcan. BY the same artist is the
Ienghenaz a most effective sea-viewlit up by the
sun, witch stateships flashing witch colours. on tho
left; its gloomy looking briggs balancing about; on
tnc right, Al tuls is thilpcu Will u pIoiOuhu
knowledge OF nature in its most majestical severi.
ty. Really our landscape painters are wonderful.
English life is as numdrum and well regu-
lated as any In the world. but queer things
al open occasionally. Here is q little budget
of oddities, all of which have como under my
eye within h week:
A burglar had the temerity to invade q Lon
don physicians consulting room late tbs other
night. The doctor found him there and threw
at him the first thing he could lay his hands on.
1t happened to be n bottle Of oil of peppermint.
which broke on the thief's back. The rascal got
clear away and the only clue the police had
was the incident Of the peppermint. The next
day the detectives smelt of every suspicious
character on their list and they soon picked
out the culprit. He still reeked with the &C
cusing odor Of peppermint when he was ar
raigned in court twenty-four hours later.
A pack of hounds, followed by n fashionable
hunting party, were chasing a fox over rough
country in Carmarthenshire. Tie fox led
them toward the sea over broken ground where
the horses could not follow. The leader of
the hunting party pursued the pack on foot
until they reached a high cliff overhanging
the sea. At the edge OF the precipice, which
was 200 feet high, the fox faced around.
His pursuers were close upon him, and after
a moments pause over he plunged with a ter
ride leap to the waves below. Not one Of the
dogs hesitated for an instant. They shot, one
after another, through the air after their prey.
When the hunt master reached the edge of
the cliff. fox and hounds were fighting In the
waters below. He attempted to scale the
preclpice in order to go to the rescue Of his
dogs. He got half way down, and then was
unable to make further progress in either d.
~rection. He sounded his bugle, and n farmer
and others appeared on the bank above. They
brought ropes, and by the hunters instruc-
tons first lowered him to the water. whers
he tied each exhausted hound in turn to a rope,
which was then hauled up by the crowd above.
Then the huntsman himself was pulled up.
The fate Of the fox is not recorded.
The gross scandals OF the royal hunt each
year have attracted attention to the queer
state of the English law, which 1t is pro-
posed to amend. 1t Is now lawful to carry "a
tame stag in a cart to the coarse, turn it Loose.
and hunt IL to death. \ half tame rabbit may
be pursued and killed without conjunction,
and tame pigeons may be used for trap shoot.
ing-all this because tho animals are not teen
nically domestic Queer Ideas the English
have about some things.
There is II fashionable toilet club or barber
shop for the use OF dogs In Bond street. There
poodles can. be shaved and other pet dogs sham
poOed and receive little attentions supposed TO
be conducive to canine happiness. These lux
uries are particularly grateful Just now. for
doggish melancholy ever the strict enforce
ment OF the muz2ling order Is profound and In
durable. 1t IL really astonishing how thorough
~ the new condition OF things is understood
and taken advantage OF by the cats Of London.
Their arch-encmy has been made harmless and
they are positi sely impudent In their disdain.
full Indifference to his threats. 1t is really
pitiful to see a high-spirited, self, respecting
London dog, forgetting at sight OF his usual
prey. that his natural weapons have been taken
away, charge with high diced enthusiasm at
some digniled tabby. First the absence of the
usual signs OF terror In his victim disconcerts
him; then lie suddenly remembers his artIn-
cial inflrmity and stops short, tho picture of
crcstfallen disgust, II the cat adds to his dis.
comiltnre by smiling at him, he sinks off, tail
between legs, into n corner, and laments a fate
which makes the lcthal chamber at Eattcrsea