The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-12
Comment in Parsnraph.

No less than Ill officers of the British
army have qualified as interpreters in the
Russian language. eightythree of whom
belong to the Indian service.
The experiment of serving honey at
a Sunday school picnic was tried recently
in Kansas. The bees in the neighbor-
hood learned OF the affair and the picnic
disbanded bit suddenly.
The costliest thimble in the world is
owned by the Queen OF Siam. 1t is made
of pure gold in the shape of a half open
ed lotus flower, and is thickly studded
with the rarest of diamonds and precious
stones.
The German empire is divided into rs
chamber of commerce districts. Each
chomber of commerce has control OF its
own finances. and is compelled by law to
appoint an able ana experienced man as
secretary.
A boycott was declared lately by the
shoemakers of Bogota refusing to repair
in any way shoes of American manufac-
ture, having become alarmed at their
cheapness and the hold they are getting
on the market Of Colombia.
A notable result of the recent Daily
News census OF church attendance in
London is the discovery that prayer meet
vital breath of life of the church. have
almost ceased to exist.
BY an English law passed in 1866, it
was provided that a silver penny. called
a sterling. should equal in weight thirty
two wheat grains. well dried. and taken
from the center of the ear This is the
origin of our grain weight.
According TO Paris physician. who has
III IF
his observation covering period of sew
eral years. the maximum hour OF death
is from 10 s a. m. and the minimum
from to II a m.
The biggest gold-producing mine In the
world IS the Homestake, in South Da-
kota. The ore yields less than 81 ton.
but is worked at small cost. The output
now is over 20,000 ounces fine gold month
and will soon be increased.
The japanese are making real" pearls
by forcing a grain of sand into oysters
Band planting them until the pearl is
formed by deposit around the foreign
substance Of the material from which
the shell lining is formed
a country girl in Dublin went into
restaurant for her lunch. She was asked
if she would have meat dinner or Tight
lunch and music. Being curious she
chose the light lunch and music and WAS
Immediately shown into a room where
other inqUisitive persons were eating
soup and listening TO o spirited II not
satisfying performance upon the jews
harp by one 81 the walters. She felt ~
the end Of the meal that she had paid
high for curiosity bat she could make 10
complaint.
Mss Claudia Flint. OF Bethany. who f.
described by the Berhauv Kan ReDr1bfi-
can as the charming young daughter
OF Sheriff Flint" IS the champion ice
cream soda consumer Of a state who's
young women are al pretty fair co7
gurrers \ Bethany restatIranteur offere5
a watch to thf person buying the most ice
cream sodas from him in the season
ended Serterrher -. siiss Flint vcn IA
watch b. turning IN 2Sa tickeis eacr
representing q soda that she h8d boughi
her average consumption on this show
ing was fifteen sodas Per day
Italian journalists recently announce
that RlccIotff GsribaId che younger aca
q the eminent warrior. vas planning aa
extensive trip u exploration IN PataE7-
MA Ills brother Nercff3. who died tn
other day- took itfle interest In politcz
although n accepted the pisce ~ a de-
ufy for tlFne- soon esiEuet ard fevoied
himself 70 agriculture ~ The Ca1pagn
Romano Ills relations win h rnyal
family were pleasant ard he is eve
said 10 have received anancisl as f-or
that source. HIS death recalls THE fsct
that in fSs1 few months before e "a
horn. he mother followed her hfzeta1fl
i-to TIE midst q 4 battle ard fcugh
her way. revolver IL hand. Until her hon
vas shot she was captured. bit man
aged 70 escape three days later.