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Turkey has no national hymn, and
the Young Turks have asked French
composer to write one for them.
It is said that 10000 converts were
received into the Catholic church in
the United States during the past year.
Senator Steve Elkins, Of West vir-
ginia, who is multi millionaire, says
he would be for an income tax but
does not want people to know how
much he has got. Many other pluto
Gratis are like Elkins in that respect
T. 3. Walker, Of Minneapolis. for in
stance.
Since the debate on Irish tobacco in
the. House Of Commons the weed has
become popular and is in greater de-
mand by Englishmen. It Is now on
sale in the smoking rooms of tne par
|liament building on the Thames.
Says the Chicago Record Herald.
Australia has offered to give England
a dreadnought or its equivalent. Eng
land would no doubt be glad to get tie
equivalent provided 1t took the form Of
busbear for Germany.
The Rev. Lyman Abbott. edito:. Of
the Outlook, says: Real religion is
for this world. It has little or nothing
to do with any other" DR.. Abbott is
now "A years Of age. Prof. Goodwin
Smith. who is twelve years older,
would indorse his dogmatic statement,
but we venture to say that EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt, who will be associate
editor Of the periodical on his return
from Africa, would repudiate such a
dictun.
Wireless biography was instrun1en-
tai in saving from a watery grave the
crew and passengers Of the Slavonia.
which was totally wrecked off the Is
land Of Flores while bound from New
York for Mediterranean ports. In re-
Spouse to the call &c. Q. D." the wire
less signal Of distress, boat $50 miles
distant came to the rescue and another
boat which received the cell came to
the scene Of the wreck and helped to
transfer every. person on board the
sinking steamer in safety during the
night.
In London last week the autograph
letters Of King George III. Of whom
Jefferson said in the Declaration Of
Independence that his history was one
of repeated injuries and usurpations,''
were sold by auction. One Of them,
dated Oct. 81, 1893. contained the fol-.
lowing words: LAS to our granting
independence I hope the hour win new
or arrive that this country can be 40
fallen in sentiment as to admit of It,
At least I will never put my hand to
measure that cannot fail Of reducing
this island to it's own narrow limits"
No comment is necessary,
Prof. George e. Hale; the American
astronomer, and director : Of Mount
Wilson observatory In California, IL
lionized by European scientists. Prof.
Hale's invention known as the spectre
Photograph, has led to important dis
coveries IN the solar atmosphere. The
chief learned bodies Of Europe, includ-.
Ing the British Royal. society, Oxford
and Cambridge universities. the Ital-
ian physical society, and the Univers-
tty Of Rome have confessed the valid
| ity of Prof. Hale's conclusions an,
applauded his work as the greatest
contribution to knowledge of the sun
| Evangelist Leyden, Of Boston, who
visited the northwest some dozen years
ago to lecture against "Popery and
Wooden Shoes" is now In bleeding
Kansas vigorously assailing Roman-
ism. We thought he was dead, but
he is as lively as ever. The last
we heard Of Leyden was that he was
mobbed, or got himself n,obbed by his
confederates, in British Columbia. II.
is the fellow who quoted a forged
paragraph from the Boston Pilot about
introducing the inquisition into ths
United States for the torture OF here
tics. He may be quoting 1t yet in
fresh fields and pastures new. .s
The Dublin Press announces that
delegates from the Board Of Erin VIII,
visit the United States in the fall to
explain why their branch of the "A. o.