The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28

on the day OF the dinner Rodin realized
'nAt ne did not know how 10 put on his
regalla. He was not sure whether the
SILVER badge should be- worn on the right
or on the left, on the coat or ON the waist
coat None Of the friends whom he had
Tune To consult could enlighten him.
When the fatal hsur arrived the great
sculptor wrapped his insi gnia carefully
IN paper and trusted 20 luck at the last
moment. On reaching the Elysse he
was received by magnificent usher
ablaze with medals and ribbons Rodin
knew at once that this was his man
After few hurried words the gorgeous
usher was seen nv the other guests
decorating ihs famous sculptor with the
various insignia of his order as they
ought TO be worn
Official etiquette IN France IL rather
more complicated than might perhaps he
expected in a republic Thus when the
wife % q Minister makes her appearance
IA a drawing room. IL any Deputies or
Senators wives happen to he present
they are expected TO ris. aud stand until
the newcomer 10 seated
The wives of other Ministers. II any b-
present. remain seated: but should the
Prime Minister'S wife come in they too
would have 20 rise. The Prime Minister'S
wife must show similar Difference to
the wife OF the President Of the Chamber
Of Deputies. for the latter Official repre-
sents the Assembly. which il supposed TO
voice the peoples wall and therefore
ranks above the representative 10 the
Ministers. who ara only the servants of
the people
| The In Eenuify displayed by the ancient
| Egyptians 90 prevent robbers from break
ing into the Pharaonic graves merits
admiration from present day engineers
writes DIR Holsrher chief architect TO
the PriIssian Government. In a work he
has just completed on the sarcophaRrIs
! Of Khafra. the builder Of the second
/ Ghi1eh pyramid. who rsIgned In Egypt
some S. 600 years ago
The lid Of the red granite ssrcophaRus
was dovetailed with minute precision
/ into the receptacle. TO prevent the cover
from being drawn back the Egyptian
builders bored two holes in the lid AZ the
edge. not showing above. These coTre-
spond@d exactly with two similar holes. less
deep than the other two. sunk In the front
% the receptacle Two copper bolts were
then placed in the lid holes and az the
moment the ssrco phsg'ls was fully closed
the holes met q nd the bolts dropped in
position from the upper holes partly into
the lower thus making It impossible tn
/ move the lid
II must have struck the Egyptian
engineers that grave robbers might get
az the body Nv turning the sarcophagus
upside down IA which case the bolts
would glide back into their origins
7 position and permit the lid being drawn
out 10 prevent thi. they filled the
lower holes with wax and made the bolts
hot Upon the lid being placed IN
p1sItion the bolts melt I'D their waY into
the wax and upon cooling became 30
firmly Fixed that nothing short 81 COM
pIete destruction could open the royal
tomb
II must have been = hsrCul-an labor
- hew the whole edge away. bat that 10
what grave desecrators dad and the wax
can still l.. seen IN the boreholes
further report regarding the w,rld'-
dwindling iron supply mas been submitted
to the Stockholm Geological Congress
II deal. with tn. latest Official Information
supplied ~ the congress nv the Brazilian
Government regarding the sources -
supply that EXIST ia Brazil
Reviewing the possibilities - Brazil
as an iron exporting country the report
says that rich iron ore deposits ar. found
all along the coast line from Santa Cat
.rina 90 Ceara and Also further inland
( Official statistics mention ffty-twO great
iron ore deposits in the State ~ Minas
4 Geraes alone The ore here - - high
! grad. purity and contains from ~ 20 -
yer cent pure iron.
b The Itabiripe ore deposits near IaraCa
are estimated 70 be able 20 cover m"
worlds annual needs say jOOno 900
tons, for 10 years In seven other
/ States % Brazil high grade ore il
found and medium grade ore In all the
other States The ors deposits In Minas
Geraes are situated some 9CO miles from
the coast. buf tho Government IL about
to Law down "A railroad to the port ~
/ Victoria. north ~ Rio Janeiro.
Brazil would be the richest iron pro
ducinR country Of the future. the report
concludes. II il Possessed coal supplies
in corresponding quantities That IL.
however. not the case and as hydraulic
mower il also scarce in the ore fields
Brazil cannot hope to rise 10 the first rank
[ although IL will always occupy a promi-
nent position "a an iron producing coun-
try.
! The summit u Fujiyama. JaFNn .
holy mountain. IL TO be made more easily
/ accessible 90 the 5000 pilgrims who
every year make a laborious ascent
on foot. The Japanese delegates who
attended the International Railroad Con-
gress at B-rne after making a thorough
examination 81 the various systems
: Of Swiss mountain railways have come
/ to the conclusion that the suspension
cable car systern which il operated on
the Niesen Mountain in the Bernese
I Oberland IL hest suited 90 the Japanese
requirements The building Of the new
Fulivama line il to be entrusted 10 Swiss
/ engineering firms
! The latest enterprise among English
country girls IL opening tea rooms TOT
. automobilists who journey through vii
-. f.r from railroads Hitherto the