per. Open sale is suppressed, but smuggling goes on unchecked. The latest work of art to disappear is a small painting by Lorenzo Lotta, representing St. Dominic preaching. Negotiations were in progress for acquiring it for the gallery in Florence when suddenly it disappeared, and notwithstanding the utmost diligence on the part of police, postal and railway officials, no trace of the picture could be found until it had reached Switzerland. The question whether a State option would not be more efficacious than prohibition of sale is now being discussed. — London Globe.
The Mantuan Drainage Canal. — A great work of engineering, and one of especial importance as establishing the relation between drainage and sanitation, has just been completed with public rejoicings in Italy. The enterprise really involved the draining of the entire rural portion of the provinces of Mantua and Reggio, or a superficies of 460 miles, inhabited by 66, 000 people, with 6, 130 separate properties. The drainage was effected by the cutting of a canal, upon which 6, 000 men had been occupied since 1901. This great achievement was fittingly crowned by the ceremonial opening of the lock which lets the waters of this drainage-canal into the Po. — N. Y. Tribune.
Rossetti’s Big Picture. — When Rossetti was a student of art he one day happened to go with some fellow students to the East End of London. There, at a wharfside inn. he saw an immense canvas on the bar-room wall. After laughing at it for some time, and thus provoking the innkeeper’s wrath, the following conversation took place: “Where did you get that picture?
“Oh, never mind, young man, where I got it. ”
“What price do you set on it? ” “More than you can afford! ”
“Indeed, said Rossetti. “Now, how much? ”
“Three thousand pounds, ” replied the innkeeper.
At this there was a loud burst of laughter from the young artists.
“Do you know how much I would give you for your £3, 000 picture? ”
“How much? ” asked the innkeeper. “Three pounds, ” said Rossetti.
“Done, ” said the innkeeper, promptly, and to his amazement and amusement Mr. Rossetti found himself the owner of the colossal daub. — London Tit-Bits.
Do Lightning-conductors conduct? — The efficiency of lightning-conductors is fairly well attested by the freedom of the great cathedrals and tall-spired churches from injury. St. Paul’s and Westminster Abbey, for example, are well protected, and serve to safeguard a large area surrounding them. Experience in the navy is to the same effect. In former days, before conductors were employed, there was an annual charge for damage to his Majesty’s ships by lightning. Between 1810 and 1815, according to Sir W. Snow Harris, thirty-five sails of the line and thirty-five frigates and smaller vessels were completely disabled. That item has now vanished from the votes. — London Telegraph.
The ElysÈe, Paris. — The Elysée Palace, situated in the Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré, is a cross between a country house and a hotel. It has had a checkered career since its erection in 1718 and has harbored some
queer characters. Louis XV. presented it to Mme. de Pompadour. Who knows how many lettres de cachet went out of the gates to imprison those who lampooned her? Under Louis XVI. it was called the Elysée Bourbon. During the Revolution it became national property, was put up for sale, found no purchaser and was turned into a government printing-office. During the Directoire there were gay doings in the fine old rooms, and the Merveilleuses and Incroyables danced and gambled from sunset to sunrise. The rooms were let to a syndicate who made a large fortune out of the speculation. Since then the palace has been occupied by Murat, Napoleon I., Louis Bonaparte, and Queen Hortense, Alexander the First of Russia, and the Duc de Berri. After the Revolution of 1830 it remained unoccupied until Louis Napoleon made it his residence while he was President of the Republic. Nearly all the subsequent presidents of the present republic have added to it. The large glass awning seen from the Faubourg — called by the scoffers “the monkey palace” — was the work of Carnot. His also is the large ball-room. The left wing was built by Louis Napoleon, and Grévy added a room overlooking the garden. None of the presidents seem to fancy its state bedroom, nor do they write at the Louis XIV. table, ornamented with brasswork chiseled by Gouttiére. They have, one and all, preferred to furnish small rooms away from the solemn state apartments, and use an ordinary desk such as we find in any office. — London Tattler.
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The Mantuan Drainage Canal. — A great work of engineering, and one of especial importance as establishing the relation between drainage and sanitation, has just been completed with public rejoicings in Italy. The enterprise really involved the draining of the entire rural portion of the provinces of Mantua and Reggio, or a superficies of 460 miles, inhabited by 66, 000 people, with 6, 130 separate properties. The drainage was effected by the cutting of a canal, upon which 6, 000 men had been occupied since 1901. This great achievement was fittingly crowned by the ceremonial opening of the lock which lets the waters of this drainage-canal into the Po. — N. Y. Tribune.
Rossetti’s Big Picture. — When Rossetti was a student of art he one day happened to go with some fellow students to the East End of London. There, at a wharfside inn. he saw an immense canvas on the bar-room wall. After laughing at it for some time, and thus provoking the innkeeper’s wrath, the following conversation took place: “Where did you get that picture?
“Oh, never mind, young man, where I got it. ”
“What price do you set on it? ” “More than you can afford! ”
“Indeed, said Rossetti. “Now, how much? ”
“Three thousand pounds, ” replied the innkeeper.
At this there was a loud burst of laughter from the young artists.
“Do you know how much I would give you for your £3, 000 picture? ”
“How much? ” asked the innkeeper. “Three pounds, ” said Rossetti.
“Done, ” said the innkeeper, promptly, and to his amazement and amusement Mr. Rossetti found himself the owner of the colossal daub. — London Tit-Bits.
Do Lightning-conductors conduct? — The efficiency of lightning-conductors is fairly well attested by the freedom of the great cathedrals and tall-spired churches from injury. St. Paul’s and Westminster Abbey, for example, are well protected, and serve to safeguard a large area surrounding them. Experience in the navy is to the same effect. In former days, before conductors were employed, there was an annual charge for damage to his Majesty’s ships by lightning. Between 1810 and 1815, according to Sir W. Snow Harris, thirty-five sails of the line and thirty-five frigates and smaller vessels were completely disabled. That item has now vanished from the votes. — London Telegraph.
The ElysÈe, Paris. — The Elysée Palace, situated in the Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré, is a cross between a country house and a hotel. It has had a checkered career since its erection in 1718 and has harbored some
queer characters. Louis XV. presented it to Mme. de Pompadour. Who knows how many lettres de cachet went out of the gates to imprison those who lampooned her? Under Louis XVI. it was called the Elysée Bourbon. During the Revolution it became national property, was put up for sale, found no purchaser and was turned into a government printing-office. During the Directoire there were gay doings in the fine old rooms, and the Merveilleuses and Incroyables danced and gambled from sunset to sunrise. The rooms were let to a syndicate who made a large fortune out of the speculation. Since then the palace has been occupied by Murat, Napoleon I., Louis Bonaparte, and Queen Hortense, Alexander the First of Russia, and the Duc de Berri. After the Revolution of 1830 it remained unoccupied until Louis Napoleon made it his residence while he was President of the Republic. Nearly all the subsequent presidents of the present republic have added to it. The large glass awning seen from the Faubourg — called by the scoffers “the monkey palace” — was the work of Carnot. His also is the large ball-room. The left wing was built by Louis Napoleon, and Grévy added a room overlooking the garden. None of the presidents seem to fancy its state bedroom, nor do they write at the Louis XIV. table, ornamented with brasswork chiseled by Gouttiére. They have, one and all, preferred to furnish small rooms away from the solemn state apartments, and use an ordinary desk such as we find in any office. — London Tattler.
Quick Work in the Courts. — “The little plaintiff or defendant, who was promised a new rocking-horse when Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce should be settled, has grown, possessed himself of a real horse and trotted away into the other world. ” Dickens might have come to look upon the Court of Chancery as a model of judicial expedition had he lived to learn of a lawsuit that has just been decided by the Supreme Court of Leipsic. This remarkable suit began its protracted career as long ago as 1613, the matter in dispute being a right claimed by the communes of Dabo and Engenthal, on the border of Alsace and Lorraine, to cut wood
James A. Miller & Bro.
135 South Clinton Street. Chicago, Ill.
MANUFACTURERS
Fire Retarding Wire Glass Windows
Sheet Metal Frames and Sash
Skylights, Tile, Slate and Metal Roofing
Mineral Wool
FIRE, SOUND and VERMIN PROOF INSULATOR.
Samples and Circulars Free. U. S. Mineral Wool Co.,
143 Liberty Street,
NEW YORK.
Weather Vanes, Lightning Rods, Church Crosses, Flag-poles, etc.
Erection and Repairs. Send for Catalogues.
Thomas W. Jones, 180 Front Street,
NEW YORK.
BUTCHER’S
BOSTON POLISH
Is the best finish made for FLOORS, Interior Woodwork and Furniture
Not brittle; will neither scratch nor deface, like shellac or varnish. Is not soft and sticky, like beeswax, Pefectly transparent, preserving the natural color and beauty of the wood. Without doubt the most economical and satisfactory Polish known for Hardwood Floors.
For Sale by Dealers in Paints, Hardware and
House-Furnishings.
Send for our FREE BOOKLET, telling of the many advantages of BUTHER’S BOSTON POLISH.
The Butcher Polish Co., 356 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. Our No. 3 Reviver
is a superior finish for kitchen and piazza floors
Mention The American Architect and Building News