The sun., 1898-01-12
Brio + Foreign Notes.

Prof. Lenard, Of Heidelberg, who first
discovered the cathode rays, has received
from the French Academy OF Sciences its
prize of 10000 francs.
In the fight in the Saran Sar pass in
northwest India rifle bullet fired by
the enemy entered the muzzle of a Sc
poy's rifle, penetrating nine inches down
the barrel The Iee-Metford rifle is of
BOB calibre.
Scarlet evening dress coats, having
been adopted by an English golf club
British hunting men, who feel that they
have vested right in the color are using
strong language about the innovation and
the innOvator+.
".Animirdamcn" in a recent Hamburg
lawsuit were defined as young women
who sing on the stage and drink beer at
tie tables. They induce the gentlemen
to drink more beer" and seem to be al
accepted German institution.
Mrs. Watt, of Ferrydown, near Mont
rose, who died recent v at the age of 100
years and i months, left 2Go descendants,
twelve Of them her own sons and dauglI
tors. There are so grandchildren, l75
REORGANIZATION, and = grcat-great-
grandchildren.
ThorWaldscn's "Lion Of Llccrnc,' cut
in the living rock, is cracking and crumb-
ling away. owing to the infiItration of
water in the candstone cliff of which it
forms part. 1t is to be preserved by
isoating it from the main body OF sand
stone and draining the ground around it.
An ingenious German tradesman, SEN
fenced to eight weeks imprisonment for
some slight offence, hired an acquaintance
who was ont of work to take his place.
The change was found out unluckiiy and
both men received three months for in
tclIcctllal Justification Of records"
Fists are being given up for knives in
northern England as instruments for
settling disputes. At the last Liverpool
:lSsizcS fourteen men were convicted and
sentenced for using knives. The habit
has become prevalent throughout Lam
cashre and the midland counties during
the last two years.
Cologne is the latest field to which
the German crusade against the letter {
has been extended. In the same official
document the name of the town will be
found spelled Koln and Coin. There
are four other places of the name in
Germany spelled with X and five with
c. The City Council OF kon and Rhein
has now decided that the name must be
written with X.
In the Saint George, the new publica.
ton of the Birmingham Ruskin Society,
the following statement as to John
Ruskin's present condition is made: 81
am glad to say that Mr.. Ruskin's health
is much as it has been during these later
years. lie still takes his daily walks,
sees his personal friends, and spends
much time in reading. But it does not
seem to be understood by the public that
this comparative health depends upon
his being kept from all unnecessary
work. He directs his own business, but
is obliged to decline correspondence, and
cannot reply to the many letters which
still come asking for his intervention in
public matters or private advice and as
siStancr.'
Germany is about to send Il musical
mission to Italy, headed by Arthur
NikiSch, who has already had experience
with the Bostonese, to spread the knowl-
edge OF the music OF Wagner and Hump
crdinick. Kaiser Wilhelm is interested
in the scheme and will give leave Of alb
sence to all the Berlin Opera House
singers who may be needed.
Ohicialdom in Germany has been com
PEELED by bicyclist to give deep thought
to the question: "When two streets in
tersect, in which street is the point of
intersection ~ At Breslau bicycles are
forbidden on certain streets. A rider,
going along street where they are allow
cd, followed it across Il prohibited street
and was arrested in the middle of the
road. lie asserted that he was in one street,
the policeman that he was in the other,
the lower court that he was in neither
and should not be fined, and the upper
court that he was in both, therefore on
the forbidden street, and must pay %
cents.