Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1904 — OLD WORLD NOTABLES [ARTICLE]

OLD WORLD NOTABLES

During his hunt in Styria Emperor Franz. Josef killed ills two thousandth chamois. Sir Michael Foster line resigned the senior secretaryship of the Royal Society of Great Britain. Baron Speck von*fiternburg, ambassador to the United States, has disposed of his estate in Saxony. The area of the lands held by the Czar of Russia as an individual is greater than that of the republic of France. Lady Clifford of Chudleigh lias been interesting herself in the revival of the lace industry in Devonshire, England. The body of the late German piny wright, Gustav von Moser, was cremated, according to his directions, at Gotlin. Tolstoi Is the most widely translated author in the world. There is uo Slav dialect in which his works are not printed. Mlle, de Flaudre has been given the degree of doctor of science by the faculty of sciences of Paris, with honorable mention. . The Countess of Cromer is most popular at Cairo, Egypt, her residence being exceptionally Well suited for entertainment