The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-15

Ayoung woman. whose leg was broken In an acct-
dent on the Orleans Railroad in France has received
$4,000 damages the ground that her value
from the matrimonial standpoint had deteriorated -
through the damage done to her.
Stanley has been raised at jump to the highest
title below baronetcy that IL open to a commoner
nowadays. He IL made Knight Grand Cross Of the
Order OF tho Bath. without passing through the
usual intervening stages OF Companion and Knight
Commander.
Admiral Makarofs ice breaker Ermak whose work
surpassed expectation last winter in the Gulf Of Fin
land has been overhauled In England and will soon
start on her trip to the Arctic where she will try 70
cut way through the ics of the straits leading into
the Kara Sea.
Hungarian Jokes are dangerous. A law professor
in the PrsssburR University made q testing remark
to q landed proprietor who did not understand il
and at once thrashed the professor They in oonse-
qnence fought q duel with pistols. when the pro-
fessor put bullet through the squire's head.
Electricity in the hands Of Q Vienna doctor has
turned the Ethiop white. The negro went TO tho
hospital from an Austrian Jail and treated with
electricity for four months At the end of that time
he was cured and also completely bleaohed accord
ing to the London Globe
Book teas a fad OF this London season. accord
ing to the London Daily Nsvs Persons invited must
wear badge representing the title OF . book which
the other guests are to guess little bronze devil
with crysta drops in his eyes, for instance repre-
sents The Sorrows Of Satan" Prizes are given 10
the person who guesses the greatest number OF
titles and to the whose badge is most dfcult to
make out.
Trouble 10 threatened by the German walters
unions on tho whiskers question. They have ad.
dressed circular to the chief hotel keepers at the
beginning OF the summer season, objecting to the
degrading demand that waters shall be clean
shaver. They point out that the waters self
respect is already hurt by his being constrained to
be polite to guests account OF the tip system and
say that he should not be Inundated still more by
seHseless custom.
At the sale of the late Due do Talleyrand vslen.
cHyspiotures Prudhous two portraits OF Prince Tai
eyrand brought S6, 100 and 81. 900. Baron G6rards
Napoleon l." was sold for So 800, his Louis
XVIII" for 1920 and his Charles X" for $40.
The SshaStiGno del Pombo Christopher Column
bus fetched 50 600 two portraits by Natter So 500
each, and one by LArRillisre S4.l45. Tho Houdon
bust OF hoii6re brought $4,000 and that OF La
fontAine $4,000. Count Jean de CAStellanO
bought one of the Prudhon portraits of old Talley-
rand and his bust by Boso, The pictures and sculp-
ture brought In 0s5. 900.
Prof. Arenfeld Of PerugiA has discovered that
three hfths of all men of distinction are hrstborn
childreni the other two.hfths either second or
third children. or else the youngest OF very large
families. Among the first he points out Luther
Dante. Raphael, LEONARDO da YnOi. Confucius.
Heine, schopenhauer. Goethe. Ariosto. MohAmmed.
Shelley. Erasmus, Milton Byron. Moliare, Carlyle,
RosSini, Talleyrand. Buhon among the last Layola
and franklin. both thirteenth children; Schubert .
fourteenth child and Volta a seventh child. The
Professor thinks this arises from physiological
reasons and law Of nature.
Some Rubens pictures brought good prices in
London recently. They came from Leigh Court,
and their gsnuineness was undoubted 1.-THE Holy
Family, with Four Saints" was sold for SG2 400; it
was bid in at 5000 guineAs in 1884. The big "Con-
version OF Saul" brought 50 9e5i it sold for $40 46o
In 1905 and for sl7,SoO In 1854. The woman
Taken In A iultery," from the Knyp collection,
brought 3O,adb for about which sum 1t has been
sold several times In the last hundred year, Two
FlAnE Halls portraita imam and woman brought
Sih3a0 aud tlo.22O respectively. J. s. Copley's
portrait OF susAnnRh Randolph ~ Virginia sold for
s2,l"o. q 'orge Romney portrait OF Rwoman for
S7.Aoo, kAebum portrait OF = young Eirl fuA
$1,000, aud q Hoppner portrait OF sheiIcy's hrst
wife for $1,000, colored engraving OF Romneys
Lady Hamilton ~ Mature" sold for S2.Aoo, o
record price,