The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-01

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Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown" which the Emperor of Ger
many dons on State occasions. This
particular crown weighs three pounds.
All rejoice that Mr.. McKinley's
health is now such as to give assur-
ance that the inauguration program
will not be interfered with.
Belgium, like Italy, has adopted the
twenty-four-hour method of marking
the time for railways, post and tele-
graph; and the old distinction of a. m.
and p. m. is to be abolished.
ka," which it was supposed the poet
never finished, has recently been dis
covered and will soon be published in
the Russki Archiv. 1t consists Of 200
verses.
"A prophet is not without honor save
in his own country. The Guildhall LII
brary in London has refused to accept
a bust of the late Joseph Whitaker,
whose almanac" is one of the most
useful books ever devised.
AT the head Of Germany's landed ar
istocracy stands Prince Wittgenstein.
He owns 100000 acres. Fourteen oth-
er titled landlords own, between them,
100000 acres. One of the fourteen,
Prince Talleyrand-Saga is a citizen Of
France.
When the Duke of Monmouth was ex-
ecuted in the reign Of James III. for
treason, his duchess ordered every oak
in the park to be cut on the Hateful
morning. The new growth, belonging
to Lord Ebury, is one of the finest for
ests in Britain.
The Russian Academy of Science has
elected Professor Simon Newcomb, the
distinguished astronomer of Washing
ton, an honorary member. His por-
trait is hung in the observatory at Pull
kowa, the Russian government having
ordered it painted for the government
collection of pictures Of famous astron-
omers.
The Kaiser Is a mighty hunter
Judging from the amount of game he
has killed. 1t Is seven and a half years
since the Kaiser came to the throne,
and in that time he has killed, accord
ing to the official statistics, 25,372 head
of game. This list includes one whale,
two aurochs and three large bears, but
takes no account of very small game,
such as snipe, etc.
"A popular bull-fighter is still an I'M
crowned king in Spain. Senior Rafael
Guerra, Familiarity known as "Guerit-
ta," the present monarch of toreadors
has completed his list of engagements
for the season, which begins with the
EIa ster festivities at Saragossa He is