The times., 1899-05-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.


The oldest active banker in the world Is ne
England,
General s: M,xiro Come. is thoroughly democrat,
his men. '''''' WV ''' WIZ"
Previous to 1874 the House OF Commons wa,
sive chandeliers.
Mary Dickens granddaughter of the novelist.
IS about to bring out piece of fiction dealing
with theatrical life.
Nine, Navarro's cIary Nnderson'., sister i.
Mother Dominica, nun in the Convent OF the
Assumption. in London.
Max Nordau, upon the completion OF his lee.
tnre tour in Holland. viii take trip through
eerinany on his bicycle.
Il has been sscertained that one OF the noun
tans IN the moon Is 36.o0O feet high while scv-
erai are upward Of 5000 feet
A fvc-year-old Philadelphia boy icIi ont Of 4.
,hird-s'ory window. and his life was saved by
hSbtins on man wearing silk hat.
More than 100000 trees have been planted
along The line OF the railroad in North bakosi.
To serve as protection from snowdSifts.
Winfield stratton. the gold msgnate. left home
because OF quarrel aud walked most Of the way
I aire.
Lady Somerset Is iaboring to induce London
and other English cities 10 employ nIatrons IN
police stations, after the fashion Of Scotland and
the United States.
Taking the census of Alaska is not going to Iye
very easy job The territory is twice the size Of
Texas and the walking in many parts OF tiIe pc
ninsula is not good.
Mrs. Leland stanford is to devote year in the
interests Of Leland Stanford. Jr. University 10
the study OF the modes OF government Of the
| leading American colleges.
W. W. Jacobs, the author. has been compelled
TO give up all -rork account Of ill-health Hi<
| regular position, BY the way. is that OF a CLERK
IN the bank department OF the London genera
| postoftce.
| Queen Victoria highly priced an ivory-handlet
| umbrella given her long ago by the Prince Con
| sort. The other day she dropped II from her
earriage and the handle broken into =
/ thousand pieces.
Phil May, the eaIieaturist. made sensation at
don by appearing in his shirt sleeves. His under
| coat came off with his overcoat and he sat down
before he noticed his disarray.
Mrs. Leland Stanford IS complete mistress Of all
the details connected with the management OF her
husbands vast estate. She has every working day
| prearranged by a regular prograrhIne and give.
! just so much time TO every task.
! A memorial tablet in honor Of Col H. c. Egg
| bert viii he placed in the wall of the Fort Thom-
| as water tower. within stones throw Of the
colOnel's former house near Cincinnati The local
| chamber OF Commerce has the matter in hand
| DR.. Carlton 7. Lewis who is only s2 years old.
| has been elected to the long vacant Emily san
! ford professorshp Of English at Yale. The chair
had been offered to Donald G. Mitchell ok Mar.
| veD, to Edmund Clarence Stedrnan, and 10
| Charles Dudley Warner.
| Rev Joseph Parker the English non-conformist,
who has attacked the Prince of Wales and the
| Sultan, is well known in this country. which he
visited some years ago, preaching in 4 number Of
| cities, but failing TO awake the excitement which
| his London friends predicted.
Speaker Reeds private secretary. Ames L. Al!
| len Of Alfred. Ne. has announced himself as a
| candidate for Mr. Reeds seat in Congress. Swing
however, that he does not intend to make a
fight for it unless his part Of the district shows
| strong desire TO have him do
Wisconsin doctor. not to be beaten by sur
| geons who have demonstrated the superfiuaus nl-
| ture of the stomach. has been experimenting on
hogs: and has found that ths heart is unnecessary
| to the maintenance of life. still nobody ever
! regarded the hog a being a great deal Of
| heart.
| The Duke Of Edinburgh.-tbe Duke OF SAKE.
| Coburg-fnds amusement and solace in vioIia play
| ing He Is very good performer the instrI-
ment, despite the story that the Prince OF Wales
| once said he was willing to attend certain
amateur concert provided that his brother did
not play the first violin.
| Plessis de Richelieu. who is acting Admiral and
| Commander-iH-C Chief Of the Siamese navy, was
| common seaman in the French navy. and de
! serted while under sentence Of death for striking
an officer This sentence has long been annulled.
| Richelieu is a descendant of the house of Richie
| lieu TO which the great cardinal belonged
The public school teachers of Derby. Conn. are
| up in arms because the board Of education has be-
| gun crusade against the bicycle skirt as an ar
ticle OF wearing apparel unfit for the schOoirO0m
| Bicycle costumes in the schoolroom have indeed
already been prohibited solicitation Of people
| who object to them, and the schoolmarHss pro-
pose to fight
| The S0udan is being rapidly covered with a
| network Of telegraphs. 1t is expected that the
| telegraph will be 1000 miles south OF Khartoum
| at the end OF the year. This means the practical
| joining nm with Uganda. and MIR. Rhodes tele-
| graph Is approaching Tanganyika, the transeon-
| tinental telegraph may be expected to be finished
| early next year.
twenty-five years ago" says the kansas City
! Journal. "a Russian lad OF l6 years arrived in
| Hays City Kans-. direct from the river Volga
| lie was dressed in sheepskin coat. and his first
| act stepping from the train to light his
| pipe with flint and steel. Last weeks Hays
| CITY inaugurated fine electric light system Of
| which this Russian Lad is the sole proprietor.
| North and South are Joined in the material Of
| the National Capitol The central building IL
! constructed OF Virginia sandstone, painted white
| The extensions are Of Massachusetts, marble. and
| twenty-four columns OF the grand central portico
| are monoliths of Virginia sandstone thirty feet
| high, and 100 columns OF the extension pOrticos
| are Of Maryland marble.
| Inventors OF automobiles to be used in Paris
| will have to study with great care the regiti-
| tions issued by the Minister OF Public Works.
| which enumerate all sorts Of requirements that
| the vehicles must fulfll They must he
| Structed not to allow any matter to escape
| which might cause explosions
| pleasant smell. They must also be made not
| to frightcn horses. The handles regulating the
| machinery must be arranged that the driver
| can work them without taking his eve off the route
| he Is following. The carriages must be so built
| that nothing will 0tstruct his view ahald, and
| the various gauges. etc. must be so placed that
| they are lit up after dark. Every vehicle must
| be provided with two distinct systems Of brakes,
| each capable OF shutting of automatically the
| motive force OF the motor and bringing it under
/ instant control.
| Some years ago. writes a Paris correspondent Of
| the London Times, a friend OF mine was at
The Vatican in the Pope's private oratory. Leo
| NH seemed tired and worried. bat speaking
| in a loud and distinct voice. Suddenly raising
! .,iuseI. ty the aId Ct his thin hands from his
| seat. he went - the window from which the
/ QuirinaI is visible. With his tall figure. then
| still uTIi.ht, cnvelOpCd from head 10 foot n
white, he stood erect. inspired and powerful.
You went there yesterday" he said. Then point
I ing 10 the QurinIl with outstretched lie
| continued: These two houses cannot remain
indefinitely divided, and | tell you that the day
| will scome when they will work in concert Tor
the glory Of this Church and Of this century. As
Tor me- and his voice sotened, Il do not cease
| to pray to our Lord 20 erlghten the minds OF
/ those who drecg jh. tsyuTcral destinies Of the
Italian fatherand that they may constantly labor
| for its true greatness, and may comprehend TINT
Church the persecution which caused the collapse
/ II Pagan Rome" After this, II exhausted by
| the effort he reseated himself. leaned forward,
and extending the Pontifcal ring, dismissed my
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