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Show v Hatsssssssl WJPMPJUE r ' There is In the Mediterranean coun- H tries a widespread prejudice against jH all artificial heat, and consequently not 'H more than one house In six Is over H heated during the winter time, H Umbrella bearers aro shown in an- H clout sculptures nt Pcrscpolls, where a H king Is depicted In royal state attended H by a lly-llnppcr nnd an umbrella man. jPB In Persia the umbrella Is still an ap- jfpH penago of royalty. ,IH Only one man In tho city of London H outBldo the Tower possesses the pass- 'IH word which enables him to answer the ,iPPJ challenge of tho sentries nt any time. 'J It is the Lord Mayor, and the password 'pH Is Riven to him by authority of tho SH Since the introduction of tho Bertll- 9 Ion system In Franco 20,000 persons 'iil who have committed crimes nnd who !H were conccnllug their Identity have, by 'll means of the system, been Identified y' and brought to Justice, and among all ll these not one mistake Is ktiown to have .11 been made. IH A deep depression In the bed of the ' Pacific Ocean has been discovered by ,H the United States I'aciflc Cable Com IH pony's Mirvey steamer, between Guam il nnd Midway. Tho lead sank to a depth JpJ of over five miles, which will mako It H ncccssnry for the cablo to make n clr- ijanl cult around tho great depression. A gentleman of Falls City, Neb., was H recently left ? 10,000 by a deceased un- J clc. As he Is n man of abundant H means bis nephews snld ho ought to dl- H vide tho bequest among them. So In- H slstent and irritating wcro their en pB treaties that ho decided to get rid of 9Bb tho money. Drawing ? 10,000 in gold HHJ from his bank he hired n cab and drove H amoug tho poor districts, distributing ''ifl gold pieces until the money was ex- ;ppj hausted. ppj Tho town of Fcnton, nbout fifteen jppl miles from St. Louis, Mo., enjoys the ,ppj distinction of being the only lncorpor- ppH ntcd town in tho United States that Is jM not governed by some kind of town ofll- fppj ccrs. It was incorporated half a con- ppH tury ngo. It was then supposed that ppH Fcnton would be ono of tho large towns ppj surrounding St. Louis, but it failed to lpH grow, the people became disappointed ppH and did not think It worth tho trouble ppH to elect officers. M |