At a salo or books in New York a copy of Don Quixote," 'which formerly belonged to tleorgo Washington, fctchcd £2io. The-edP tion was of small value, and tho high price was solely duo to the owner having boon tlio first President of tho United States. ; ' ;
, A corrospondent of tho London "Daily Mail," writing from .'Dovizcs, says:. M At. about 11 o'clock 011 Sunday morning, .in bright sunshino and an almost clear sky, I saw wlmt I can only describe as a white, rainbo)v. Straight opposite the sun was a perfcct arch, which appeared to be composed of,thin whito clpud, but showed, though faintly, tho prismatic colours. 1 can only suppose that it was duo to tho sun's rays shining upon very minute particles of moisturo suspended in tho' air. , The bow was visiblo for considerably'over an-hour, and then gradually vo't lushed/' . .
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 152, 21 March 1908, Page 10
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