RAFFLING AN EMPIRE.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8122, 6 November 1894, Page 4

RAFFLING AN EMPIRE.

The creation of the modern German Empire waa projoobed in 1848, and it was suggeßtod to the Frankforb Parliament in December of that year that all reigning Ge man sovereigns ehould bo invited bhitber and should bhen cast lota. " He," eai'l bbc petition in whioh Ihis proposal waa embodied, "to whom Ood, in His eternal wisdom, shall assign the highest throw of tho dice may safely be accopted as the greatest of the princes and tho moat suitable man to guard the destinies of Germany." Bub the counsel was not followed, and when, in tho year 1870, the empire was actually oreated, the " most suitablo man was selected by another and less haaardoua process,"

Paris has 90,000 trees in its stroots. Tho Kins; of Sweden is about to publish a volume of bis speeches. AM leasb L 144,000,000 worth of British property is always on tlw sea. For every widower who marries a widow there are eleven who espouse maidens. Queon Vic'oria's favorite novelisb is said to be tho alraoab forgotten Charloa Gibbon. Tho Gorman Emperor is making a colloofcion of autographs whioh bids fair to bo the finest in tbo world. Ib would takfl a snail exactly fourteen days five hours to travel a mile. The higheab amount over won by a racehorse in ono year was LG 1,181, by Bboofcwell ia 1866. The Bttroneai Burdabfa-CoubbQ ov?nn