The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-23
NE VS. AND NOTES.

AN Austrian surgeon says that when
the Russians took Kars they not only
pillaged the shops, but they entered the
hospitals and took everything of value
they could find, even from the sick and
wounded.
BEFORE the Church of Our Lady OF
Atocha, in which the King of Spain
was lately married, sentinel perpetually
stands on guard The Virgin of Atocha
has long held the rank Of Colonel in
the Spanish army. Hence the military
honor.
THERE are AZ, 000, 900 acres in England,
and 32,000,000 inhabitants, and only
/ forty per cent. of these are fed with
British food. The sixty per cent. would
be without their bread, and good deal
of their meat, butter and cheese, but
for foreign imports.
A CHIEF of police in Western city
has been arrested and charged with
novel crookedness. He held as pris.
oner Cinnamon who was under sen.
tenee of death. For the real villain he
substituted another heather. The coun-
terfeit was discovered by relative OF
the murdered man.
| WINTER makes nations manly by
| driving men into social unities, and
obliging them to live with each other,
and devise ways for their amusement
and instruction. In mild climate,
| where there is no necessity for men to
dwell under roof they wander abroad,
and in great measure dispense with
each others society.
IT is stated that one of the principal
rose firms of England purchases an
nually from sixty thousand to eighty
thousand brier stocks upon which to
bud standard plants. These when re-
ceived are sorted, trimmed and planted
out where they are to grow until sold. The
proper time for budding these stocks in
England is said to be in July, earlier or
later, according to the season.
The London Tsmes's blunder in Civ
ing the United States Senate twenty
hundred and seventy-six members, is
only equaled by that journals famous
discovery that Burnside's expedition in
the war time was landed on the coast
of West Virginia" The "Thunderer I"
should thunder less, and study more
NeD York Commercial.
CHARLES PALMATIER, over sixty
years of age, was struck by locomotive,
near Deposit, n. Y, few days ago. He
was thrown back upon the cow-catcher,
and carried thereon to the depot. As
the train arrived at the station he coolly
waved his hand to the crowd on the
platform, as if he enjoyed his danger
GUS perch. His injuries consisted of a
broken leg, bruised hip, and a finger
out of joint.
Frog culture is the latest Western in
dustry, and is being systematically car
ried on in Minnesota. 1t is simple
process, consisting chiefly in the protec-
| ton of eggsand tadpoles from birds and
| other enemies by means of wire screens.
The product thus far reported amounts
to three thousand dozen legs, of which
two-thirds have been shipped to St.
Louis, where they bring an average of
twenty cents per dozen.
THE alarming rapidity with which
short-sightedness is increasing among
German students formed the subject Of
recent debate in the Prussian Parlia-
ment. From extended observation made
in the gymnasia, it appears that the
number of the shortsighted increases
from 20 per cent. in the first year to
rs per cent. in the ninth or last year. The
too frequent custom in Germany of fore
ing lads to study during the evenings
with insufficient light, in ill-ventilated
rooms, is undoubtedly main cause of
this widespread evil.
TRUSTWORTHY statistics, regarding
ha 60 I,
out of | sos, 900 inhabitants in the dis
trict of Bellary, 14,006 died of starva-
ton, in March alone, 1877. In that of
Cydarah, out of 1900, 900, there died in
February, II ,442; in Kurnaul, out of
959, $40, those that starved in January
numbered 6,553. Out of $4,000, 900 in
Madras, there died in February 105, l72,
and by the end of June over 100000.
Bombay lost over 10000 in the first
three months of the year, and it was
anticipated that before relief came a
total of 100000 would die.
THE active armyof Germany, includ-
ing the baggage-train and administra-
ton, consists of 1870 officers, 687 1854
men of the rank and file, 1900 pieces
of cannon, and 243,0 95 horses. The re-
serve contains 1926 officers, 1905
men, 426 pieces of cannon, and 1881
horses. The troops for garrisoning the
fortresses, including the Landwehr,
count 0,107 officers, 1853, 102 men, 124
pieces of cannon, and 30,590 horses.
The war effective, therefore, which could
at once be made available may be val
ued at -31,843 officers, 1,2S3,79l men,
sol ,536 horses, and 425 field batteries
with 1850 guns.