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Show ODDS AND ENDS. Prince Bismarck and the Germann peror will meet on the' hitter's retm from Norway. Miss Elinor Halle designed tho r medal presented to Stanley by i1 Royal Geographical society. There is some inquiry as to thewher abouts of Edgar Saltus, but it does t take on the form of wild anxiety. Sarah Bernhardt's biography will i ready in September. It will inclm many letters written by the actress. A number of Armenian peasants Alakiles, who failed to pay their law were burned alive by Turkish zaptieh Tho cultivation of the Japanese ban boo is to be introduced in Florida. t only for its attractiveness, but for : utility. The wedding veil of the Princess V, toria of Prussia is being made atll lace schools of the Hirschberger Th iu Silesia. Seuor Castelar is writing a life Jesus and will soon pay a visit to Pali tine to gather material or inspirati for the work. A bolt of lightning in a Kansas to recently struck a house and set it u lire, and at the same time touched u the fire alarm. Apples ten and twelve inches in cii cumference are raised in souther Florida. They are said to be of tit flavor and juicy. A large mass of De Quincey'scom pondence has been lately found, thrw new light on his character and caret: and generally to his credit. (Jeneral Ezeta is Only twenty-sevei but he appears to be a young lm who is quite competent to take care himself, even in an emergency. The arms of Italy have been iilli'D on the national seal and Hags. The t small flags are left out and thceolb of 1' Annoci.nl and several orders a: added. The international association for il suppression of gambling at Monte Car! has scored one success "by a side mot meut upon the Casino oi' Tangier!, i has closed up. A town hall named after Gordon recently opened for the use of fort residents at Tien-tsin, China, the vi" roy, Li Hung Chang, making the ii augural address. William K. Vanderbilt lias Governor Sprague $400,000 for t estate widely known 'as (.'aniinrln-' The castle on Canonchet cost 1.W' 000, and the estate is heavily enciim1' ered. Miss Ida E. Bowser is the first col: graduate Horn the department of nil' of the University of Pennsylvania. is the author of some good' sonatas a"1 is an accomplished violinist. Gustave Bourcaud, a citizen of Nan'' has a hobby for bills and posters. H made an exhibition of his colle last spring for a local charity of Nante-and Nante-and was able to produce designs in tlj neglected but not humble line of art K a large number of artists who some' mark iu their day. A catalog11 was supplied by the collector. The duches da la Rochesoucauld-Bi' accia, who is described as one of the of the grandes dames of France, j woman of 45 years, who has fine au"'i: hair, clear cut features and a fiji"1' animal spirits. She has five child1 The kingdom of Italy has a imif library in the books of travel of princes, each Italian prince being W to write a complete account of his ' cign travels, even with such minute tails as hotel bills. There are thirty-five men in Su1'1' still employed in making gun flm"-! "Mint knapping," as they call it, for'11 use of the remote savages who have cecded to the long discarded flint ?" and pistols of civilization. In the future, iu all government timents and official publications m u ada, such words as favor, labor, nop etc., must be spelled with the 'u, cording to the English usage, as fa" labour, honor, and not as hitherto ai -the American style. Five boys, hardly more than "; were arraigned in the Banger, W. court on the charge of breaking entering stores and larceny from to The oldest of the boys was but years of age, but they were armed ' revolvers, dirk kni.-es, etc., and -named themselves "The Black A1 gers" - r.lii A recent haiistorm at Colusa, cr. developed the fact that bats live Wr the green foliage of trees during,- days in summer. The hail knocit great many to the ground. .. M. Ritt has offered to spend ban million francs in redecorating the,; opera house, on condition of beings a director for seven years and ano of the legion of honoV. , American tourists in Paris have having a hard time of it. They " been drenched with cold rains and winds have chilled their blood, then aftr all, it is "Puree." A eenU-narian known as "I . Dave," who was one of Andrew son's soldiers, di"d near Sheffield- ; recentlv. His w ife died iu 1'r ''. every day since her burial he M I1 jed at her grave. |
