Arizona republican., 1903-03-09
ODD AND INTERESTING NOTES.

NJ. White, the Russian minister oil
finance. is an ardent temperance work
er. He is teetotaler and induced the
car to decorate the men and women
who are the most active in temperance
work. He makes no secret of his pref
erance for teetota1ers in the various Of
fees of the department he controls.
Henrick Ibson, the Norwegian author,
loves to keep his hair in disorder This
is said to be his one vanity. He always
carries a little toilet case containing
a looking glass and a comb, which are
attached to the lining of his gray nat
He will often remove his hat to look
into the mirror to see how his hair is
lying If it is not rough enough &C
suit his fancy he uses the comp u
give it the requisite tangle.
Delany's high speed telegraph system
recently perfected. is capable OF trans
hitting 100 to 5000 words a minute
over a single wire-the speed depending
on the distance and the electrical prop
critics of the line; that is. on the cleo
trostatic capacity resistance and -nduc-
lance of the circuit. Eight thousand
words a minute can be recorded over
line of 50 miles. while 100 words would
be about the limit over a No. copper
wire between New York and San Fran
cisco.
A certain comic opera soprano in New
York is causing much annoyance to
Mrs. John Jacob Astor by initiating
that young fashion leader in every way
possible. In dress, walk, equipage and
manner does the stage celebrity show
this "sincere form of fattery. The
climax came last week when the wo-
man of fashion added to her stable &C
GOVERNMENTS a horse cover of fine seal
leather with the Aston crest wrought
inconspicuously in brass in one corner.
Everyone waited for the burlesque
queen to do likewise. The next time
she appeared her horse was covered by
the leather trappings. But the crest was
as big as a saucer.
In few weeks will be opened at
Rome a very interesting establishment.
the asylum founded by Verdi for must
clans in their declining years. 1t is for
both sexes, is rep1ete with modern
comforts, and attached to it are charm
ing gardens The apartments of the
but they will have saloon and dining
room In common. The men will wear
coat and a soft hat similar to those
usually worn by the founder. Attached
to the establishment will be a Verdi
museum, full of the personal belongings
of the founder. There will be accommo-
dation for 60 men and 40 women. A
friend of Verdi has left a sum of
money for the decoration of the crypt
where Verdis remains lie.
The recent conviction of Col Arthur
Lynch on the charge of treason recalls
the fact that the savage sentence for
merly passed on persons convicted of
that crime was last spoken against the
inc and Lovat, and was as follows:
THAT you return to the prison of the
tower from whence you came: from
thence you must be drawn to the place
of execution: when you come there you
must be hanged by the neck, but not
till you be Dead for you must be cut
down alive, then your bowels must be
taken out and burned before your face,
then you head must be severed from
your body, and your body divided into
four quarters; and these must be at
the kings disposal. And God Almighty
be merciful to your SOUL This revolt
ing doom was "commuted'' to decapita-
ton. The last unfortunates on whom
ried out literally, were Darlington and
Ballard, in connection with a plot
against Queen Eliza beth.