The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-20

Godfrey of Bouilon's castle in tho Ardennes 10 -
be restored at the expense of King Leopold Of l6A
GUM.
Little live ~tortoises studded with Jewels and faS,
tened to the bodice by q gold chain are the Iate6O
Paris craze.
In March tho Society for Promoting Christian
knowledge will celebrate the 20oth anniversary Of
Its foundation.
Count Roselly dc Lorgues. author of o life Of
Christopher Columbus, who for forty years worked
to induce tho Vatican to make the discoverer Of
America a saint. died recently at the age OF 93.
Leonardo da Vince's anatomical studies from tho
manuscripts in the royal library at Windsor have
Just been published for the first time ut Rome. edited
by Prof. Pinmati. under the title. "Dell 'Anstomia"
Besides the artists notes over $50 drawings are re-
produced.
Royal approval has been set on skirt dancing. The
Queen has permitted her two granddaughter. Prin-
cess Eva OF Battenberg and Princess Alice OF Albany
to learn. Princess Marguerite Of Connaught recites
comic pieces to her. while Prince Leopold OF Batten.
berg cheers her up with comic songs and dances.
Aurelian's city wall along the left bank of the TibeE
is TO be torn down. as neither the Italian Govern.
ment nor the Roman municipality will repair It. 10
contains fragments OF older walls. including, It is be.
Iieved. part of the wall of servius Tullius, and has
been repeatedly repaired by later Emperors and by
some OF the Popes.
In Prussia during the last seventy years 5s, 3SS, 7S2
children have been born; these include 896. s3I pairs
OF twins. 1871 sets OF trIplets, 100 cases OF four
children at one birth, aud three Instances Of hyo.
The Prussian statistics are carefully kept, SO that the
figures given arord ome ground for the computs
tion OF domestic possibilities.
The Munich AHgemcfne Zeftung has Just celebrated
Its hundredth anniversary. The newspaper wa pub
lished according to a plan drawn up by the poet
Schiller and the publisher Gotta. and completely
changed the character OF the German press. 1t WAS
published first at TtibinGPn. then Tim. then for many
years at Augsburg, and finally al Munich.
Nearly all the Judges and Crown officials residing
in the fashionable part OF Dublin have registered
themselves as lodging house keepers. In order TO en-
able their sons and other dependent male relatives TO
vote ut the approaching Parliamentary election.
They are Obliged To swear that they rent rooms, and
to the amount they receive a week for them.
Queen Victoria has created 2s4 new peerages dur
ing her r'ign. OF these Lord Melbourne was rrspon.
slble for 20. Sir Robert Peel for ., Earl Russell or2l,
Lord PaImerston for 90, Lord Derby for IS, Disra.i
for 81. Gladstone for -. Lord Rosebery for 81, ami
Lord Salisbury. who holds the record, for =. There
is little to choosSbetween Liberal aud Conservative
Administrations In this matter.
Amsterdam Is having a"Jack the Ripper" scare,
In the six weeks before aud aft r Christmas and Sew
Years a year ago no less than eight young girls were
attacked and stabbed by an unknown assailant. He
was not found out. and there was cessation ~ the
crimes TIL about this Christmas time. when two moro
respectable young girls were attacked IN the sam"
way. The weapon used seems 10 have been In AL
cases a t~woedgcd knife or daSgcr.
There was a time when tho Government Of India
had to import annually $3.50, 900 worth ur qulu,nH
and did not get enough of II even then. AFTER a great
many experiments thu cultivation OF the cuchoua
tree was made successful In India, and now there
are 1000. 900 trees In Bengal. and every rural Post
once in India sells q ~nve.Srain packet of the drug
for half q cent. while tho Government mAkes fro1a
$4,000 TO $500 . year out OF the Dront-