Evening journal., 1903-01-05
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Sir Robert Ball, Fellow of the Royal
Astronomical Society OF England, has
been elected a member Of the American
Mathematical Society.
Secretary Hay is building in Wash
ington 700-room apartment house
with restaurant, planned to excel
anything Of the sort in that city's his
tory.
It is a common belief that Huckle-
berry Finn is Mark Twain himself, but
Mr.. Clemens says that this idea is
wrong and that his original in his
books is Tom Sawyer.
DR.. Daniel Elmer Salmon, chief OF
the bureau of animal industry of the
Agricultural Department, has held that
office since 1884, and has been in that
department Of the Government since
1879.
The Empress Of Japan has done
much for the good Of the Japanese peo-
pie. She takes a deep interest in the
Industries of her country. She is par
ticularly well informed about cereals
and rice growing, that important fea-
ture of Oriental industry.
Harry de Windt, the Arctic explorer,
lecturing in London, told a curious
story of a Russian Croesus whom he
met during his overland journey from
Paris to New York. II was at Irkutsk.
in far-distant Siberia. and the man OF
millions, who lived in fine house and
employed French chef, proved an ex-
cellent host AS for the millionaire
himself, he. took his nightly rest upon
a couch formed of three chairs placed
side by side, and never troubled to un-
dress,
Sir William Muir, who has Just re-
signed the principalship Of the Univer-
slty Of Edinburgh, at the age OF SO
years, has been in the public service
lsince 1887, spending much time in In
dia. His home is perfect museum OF
Indian and Scotch curiosities. Among
them is velvet cap. made, says tradi-
tion, from the most useful part of
John Knox's breeches, and placed on
the head of all the recipients OF univer-
sity degrees, including those that are
honorary. The cap has been quite
lately on the head OF Lord Kitchener.
Liverpool has Just received its first
consignment Of mahogany from Aus
tralia.
The st. Ives England, School Board
has sanctioned the purchase of a rock
ing horse for the use Of infant scholars
Eighteen miles Is the distance al
which the new $4,000 candle power
! light on the Bass Rock, in the Firth
OF Forth, will be visible.
Electricity is to be used for lighting
the bow masthead, and compass lamp.
Of the British torpedo-boat destroyert
now being built
The only considerable fields OF an
thracite coal aside from that of Penn
sylvania, are those OF China, which
however, are vast in comparison Will
Pennsylvania.
Robert Scott, a waiter at a Cleve
land hotel, has served the guests at one
OF the tables of the establishment con
tinuously for twenty-four years.
There is but one dentist in Madagas
car, and he is a native. The Unitei
States Consul at Tamatave, says ther
is a good opening there for an Ameri
can dentist
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgin
son has turned his S1st year, and is still
in fairly good health, passing consider
able time at his writing table. Anon
New England men of letters only Di
Edward Everett Hale is his senior.
According TO Sir James Crichto
Browne, the air of London contain
10000 proportional parts of dust
Paris 100000, while in Argylshire Scot