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ONE THING AND ANOTHEE.'',
Dum-dum Bullets. — M. Emile' Gautier^.
one of the : most, clear-headed among', .tho..
Frenoh Boientifio writers, says that for a long
time it-has been considered to be good tosto-
in France to cry out against cruel Albion forJ
her refusal to admit the proscription 6f- the
dum-dum bullets. M. Gautier declares that'
the old-fashioned lead bullet, against which1
no one ever thought of protesting, makes as
frightful a wound as the dum-dum. Alls
such protestations, says Mr. Gautier, aro
hypooritical. - , :
The Metropolitan Railway. — In Bpito of
the enormous activity displayed, it remains
still doubtful -whether the Metropolitan sub
way will be completed in time for next year's
Exhibition. It is stated that the city will
hand over tho base tunnels to tho Metropoli
tan Company early in February, but their
casing, the roadbed, the laying of tho rails
and the laying of the pipes for lighting them
will require from throo to four months.
The TniRD Republic. — Last Monday, tho
2nd of September, was the 20th birthday
anniversary of tho Third Republic — making
it the longest Fronoh regime of this century.
As First Consul Napoloon ruled over Franco
four years, and as Emperor 11 years. He
was followed by King Louis XVIII., who
roigned nino years; King Charles X six
years ; King Louis Philippe. 18 years ; tho
socond Republic lasted 4 years, from 1848 to
1852 ; and Emperor Napoleon III reigned
18 years.
.New Calendar. — The latest project of ro
forming the Russian calendar, in other
words of facilitating the transition from tho
old to tho new style, from the Julian to tho
Gregorian calendar, has, according to tho
'Berlin .Tagoblatt,' boon put forward by
Princess Barclay do Jolly- Woiman. She
purposes to hayo the first day of January,
1900, last only 12 hours, say from midnight
to ihidday, the second of January from noon
to, 'midnight tho saino day ; and so on, in
this, way making good tho now existing diffo
renpo in six of our days. ? '
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Ex-Prinoe and Vicar. — In the oasilica of
theSacro Coeur do Montmartre a sermon
was preaohed last Sunday by the ex-Princo
Max of Saxony, who, throo years ago, took
orders,- and is at present simple vicar at
Nuremberg. Ho is a groat orator, and has
chosen the pulpit as his special field. It is
said that he will shortly occupy tho accbi
opiscopal Soo of Cologne.
Closing the Exchange.-^— A petition has
lately been addressed to the Ministors of
Finance, by bankers, bonrsiers, directors of
financial societies, etc., requesting that dur
ing the summer months, 'Change bo closod
oh Saturday afternoons at hals-past ono
o'clook, in order to give all parties intorostod
a chance for more rest. . Tho request has
been complied with, and during the present
month, by way of a trial, tho Exchange
in' tho Placo do la Bourse is olosod at
l',80p.tn. ? ,..
', The Pasteur Mission. — In order to steady
tho bubonic pest and to prevent its possible*
propagation, the Pasteur Institute has do
cided'to send a scientific mission to Portugal.
This mission, which has been accredited to
the Portuguese Government by-M. Delcasso,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has now loft
for Lisbon, and consists of .Dr.. Albert
Calmette, director of the Pasteur Institute
at Lille, and of Dr. Salimboni, chief ot tho
Paris Laboratory of Dr. Bouse.
The, Iffezheim Races. — Tho winnings at
the rocerit Iffozeim ? races were distributed
ainbng the different countries as follows :
Germany, participated with 193,970 marks
and two prizos of honor ; France,' with
1170,800 marks and two prizes of honor|;
'Austria, with 62,500 marks ;,?? England, with
9850 marks ; and Switzerland with only 50
marks — making, altogether, bosidos tho four
'priaes of honor, 489,670 marks in money.
' Baroness de Hihsch's Will. — The for
tune bequeathed by the late Baroness de
Hirsch to Baron do Forest, tho elder of hor
adopted sons, amounts to 25,000,000fr., be
sides her estates at Rossitz-Eicbhom, in
Austria. The younger son, Baron Raymond
do Forest, inherits 20,000,000fr. and tho
Chateau do Beaurgard, in the neighborhood
of Paris. These legacies are to be held in
trust until tho young men reach thoir thir
tieth year. The Baroness do Hirsch further
bequeathed to adopted son tho whole of tho
furniture, piotures, jowels, etc, contained
in her mansion in the Ruo do 1'Elysee, Paris,
as well as tho two houses bearing tho num
bers 4 and 6 in the same street.
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