The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-21
Foreign Notes of Real interest.

Trufdes win be dear this year. e. The dry summer
In Franco has brought about . very abort crop this
fall.
little less than sSs. 900 10 said 70 be thu sum paia
for the Saturday Rsviss0 on is passing out Of M.
Frank HARRIS hands.
Paris WORKING batsr named Gallo has taken the
Hebrew prize Of the Eeole du Louvre with an essay
on the Book Of Daniel.
Alfred the Greats m~il1enntum 10 10 be married By
Of statue Of the King and Of . museum for early
English history. Acommittee 10 raising elBo. 900
for this purpose.
Bath is suffering from an epidemic Of tw1ns. sE
pairs having been recently contributed By ~ooliisrs'
wives In the Earl Of wsrwiok's oolliery, near the city,
and two others providing triplets.
Bohemian geese which are driven long distances
TO market ere shod before starting on The journey
BY being sent repeatedly over patches OF tar mixed
with sand. This forms Q hard crust on the feet. en-.
abiinE the geese to travel over great distances,
French sufferers from rheumatism and govt have
established O review in which to discuss their all.
ments. the Revue dss RaeuMaasaHts. Among the con-
tributors arc Francois Coppee. Aur6lien scholl.
Armand silvestre. Marcel Provost and the cancAtur
lists Forain and Caran d'Ache.
Prince George Of Greece. the new 6overnor-Gen.
eral Of Crete. has taken for HIS motto . Greek palm.
drome frequently found as the inscription on the
edge Of bsptismal fonts. "Nispon anomsma ne
monsn opsin." meaning. wash away sin and mot
merely the appearance Of ain." In Greek characters
the inscription is tine same. whether read forward
or backward
Heine's physician. Or. druby. who attended tho
poet throughout his long last illness. died recently
in Paris. He was extremely eccentric. living In .
large house. into the inner rooms of which no one
was admitted. These rooms were filled from floor to
ceiling with all sorts Of cunosities and with books
and papers. among which II is hoped that manu-
scripts by Helms may be found.
A remarkable surgical operation has ben recently
performed In Paris. A laundress had her scalp torn
OF from the nape Of the neck TO the eyebrows by
her hair catching In some betting. She was taken 10
the Broussais Hospital. where Dr.. Malherbe. after
seeing her. sent for her scalp. He obtained It after
q ielay of seSrll hours. shaved OF the hair. washed
1t with .autiseptics, and applied IL In place again.
The scalp has grown on to tho head.
Count Ballsstrem. the Clerical member who has
just been elected President OF the Reichstsg. once
came into personal collision with ?, inse Bismarck.
After KullmADn's attempt 10 assaRbinate him At His-
singer in 1874, Bismarck. in a speech in the Reichs.
tag, charged the Centre with being Responsible for
the attempt. A great deal of disorder followed, in
tho course Of which some one shouted "Pfui!'
{" shAme'D at the Chancellor. President Forcken-
beck declared that the exclamation was unparliA-
mentary. whsreupon Bismarck arose and said Gen
tlemen, the PRESIDENT has censuTed what / desired 10
censnre In the conduct Of the Deputy who Is sitting
there on the SECOND bench. although 70 censure 10
not my ONCE. Bull Intended TO express my opinion
on the incident. 'Pfui' ia an expression OF disgust
and contempt. Do not suppose. gentlemen. that
such feelings are far from myself, I am only too
polite TO express them" The Deputy on the second
bench Ut whom Bismarck's hnger pointed while h
spoke was Count BAlleStrem.