One feature of the coronation festivities which was not interfered with was the king’s dinner to the poor. It took place on July 5th, and tables were set in four hundred places throughout the country. Here liberal provision was made for the banqueting of over half-a-million people. The greatest number gathered in any one place was 14,000.
It is very creditable to King Edward that in the preparation for festivities of such a magnificent nature, he did not forget the poor, but wished them, also, to join in the general celebration.
The Petrified Ship
A rumor which is beginning to arouse interest in the northwest, is founded upon a story told by the Alaskan Indians. According to them, they have discovered in the vicinity of the Porcupine river, near the Arctic circle, the remains of a gigantic petrified ship, whose length approaches 1,200 feet. It is situated upon a hill some thousands of feet above sea level. An expedition is now on foot to investigate.
Although there is little use in anticipating these researches, the rumor at least serves to remind us how much of the world is as yet unexplored and what great room there still is for new discoveries.
OUT OF DOORS
THE two great aquatic events in the college world this season, were the Inter-collegiate regatta, at Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson, and the Yale-Harvard race at New London.