The sun., 1908-04-05

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Of the journey 10 Africa he was accom-
panied by the Baroness, and when he re-
turned 10 Berlin he lived with her inoog.
As a further mark of his disapproval
Of the Princes association with the
Baroness, so II is stated, the Emperor has
now ordered the Prince to be dismissed
from the army.
A romantic spot over which the true
Morse poetic spirit seems to brood has
been selected for the last resting place OF
tho composer Edward Grieg. An Urn con-
tanning his ashes was deposited this week
in a natural cave situated not far from
Troldhangen in tho province Of Bergen,
on the furthermost point Of rocky, wind
swept promontory jutting out into the
northern Atlantic.
Here tho rocks rise perpendicularly out
Of the ocean, and the melancholy spot,
silent but for the screech Of the sea gulls,
is inaccessible save by water. By roughly
hewn steps, some twenty in number, one
ascends 10 the entrance Of the cave, which
is visible from the sea, but the narrow open
ing is now sealed forever by = marble plate
which bears the name OF the composer.
A national committee has been formed
10 erect a monument to Grieg's memory,
which will take the shape Of a great con-
cert hall 10 be built at BERGEN, his native
place. The hall will bear Grieg's name and
will he primarily devoted 70 the production
Of his works.
While Englshmen are mourning the cost
to the nation Of the English rat and medi-
tating methods for its determination their
more ingenious neighbors Of Paris have
already found a way Of turning that rodent
10 a profitable use.
In Paris there Is a rat pound. II is q
deep walled pit in which some thousands
of rats are kept and fed regularly. Once a
month there Is a general Staying OF rats.
This is done by means Of gas In scientific
manner.
The rats BY this timo are sleek and plump
and their hides in excellent condition. Their
skins are removed and treated and event
uallv are made into "kid' gloves, while
another colony Of rats is introduced to the
pound.
Ostend suffered so severely by the tenn
porary withdrawal Of the privileges under
which roulette and baccarat were allowed,
to be played that It's hotel keepers and
tradesmen are anxiously following the de-
lberations Of the Magistrates court at
Bruges. Marquet, the director OF the
Cerole Prive, Is the defendant, charged
with breach Of the gaming laws.
Lawyers on both sides are engaged 10
fight out the question whether or no rou-
lette and baccarat are fair games Of chance,
and on their evidence hangs the fate OF the
coming season In 0stend. Calculations Of
the most intricate character have been
worked out TO prove on the one side that the
punter, and on the other the banker, has
an unfair advantage,
Incidentally, the rules Of the club have
been discussed and the evidence OF It's
officials showed that their refusal to allow
n candidate 10 appear under any name but
his own had excluded a son Of the German
Kaiser, the Duke Of the AbruSzi, q Prince
Of Ie-Coburg- -Gotha, the Duke Of Or
leans, the Crown Prince Of Servia and son
Of the King Of Siam. A Prince Of Bavaria
had been refused under a rule excluding
minors from the gaming room.
The proposed closing Of the Dutoitspan
diamond mine In a few weeks recalls one Of
the most romantic stories Of the South
African diamond fields.
Less than forty years ago man called
De Beers was farming few hundred bar
rem acres Of veldt near Dutoitspan and
leading a sordid life with his family In a
miserable one story house, which was moro
1T for cattle than for human beings. One
day in 1871 one Of his children. while play
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